Place
Mareshah
city in Judah
Fortified city in Judah's lowlands where King Asa defeated the Ethiopian invasion of Zerah, and near the hometown of the prophet Micah.
Who or what is this?
Mareshah was a fortified city in the lowlands of , listed among the towns of Judah in 15 and later fortified by (2 Chronicles 11:8). It is most prominently associated with a major battle in 2 Chronicles 14, when the Zerah came against King Asa with a vast army; Asa prayed, met Zerah in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah, and the Lord defeated the Ethiopians. The prophet , who himself was from Moresheth-Gath near Mareshah, pronounced a wordplay lament over Mareshah and announced that a conqueror would come to it. The city later declined into insignificance and is not mentioned after the intertestamental period.
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Places in this story
Modern location: Tel Maresha. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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