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Maacah, Maachah
Morrish Bible Dictionary
or 1. Daughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. Genesis 22:24 .
2. Daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, and one of David's wives, the mother of Absalom. 2 Samuel 3:3; 1 Chronicles 3:2 .
3. Father of Achish king of Gath. 1 Kings 2:39 .
4. Daughter, or apparently granddaughter of Absalom (or Abishalom), wife of Rehoboam king of Judah, mother of Abijah (or Abijam), and apparently grandmother of Asa king of Judah. 1 Kings 15:2,10,13; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; 2 Chronicles 15:16 . See MICHAIAH.
5. Concubine of Caleb the son of Hezron. 1 Chronicles 2:48 .
6. Wife of Machir, son of Manasseh. 1 Chronicles 7:15,16 .
7. Wife of Jehiel, father, or founder, of Gibeon. 1 Chronicles 8:29; 1 Chronicles 9:35 .
8. Father of Hanan, one of David's mighty men. 1 Chronicles 11:43 .
9. A Simeonite, father of Shephatiah. 1 Chronicles 27:16 .
10. Name of a king and of a district east of Argob and Bashan. 2 Samuel 10:6,8; 1 Chronicles 19:7 . In 1 Chronicles 19:6 the district is called SYRIA-MAACHAH.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Maacah, Maachah'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/m/maacah--maachah.html. 1897.
