Place
Moresheth-gath
Micah's hometown
Micah's hometown in the Shephelah of Judah near Gath.
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Town in the of near , remembered as the hometown of the prophet . Micah 1:1 identifies the prophet as the Morashtite, and Micah 1:14 names Moresheth-gath among the threatened towns in Judah's lowlands during the crisis. Its position near territory helps explain the rural, borderland perspective that shapes Micah's oracles against both and .
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