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2. Descendant of Benjamin living in Moab (1 Chronicles 8:9 ). 3 . Descendant of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42; RSV follows early Greek translation in reading Mareshah). 4. Place name meaning, “debt.” City in the territory of the Joktanites (Genesis 10:30 ), most likely to be identified with Massa (Genesis 25:14; Proverbs 31:1 ), located between the head of the gulf of Aqaba and the Persian Gulf. This Massa is identified with the Assyrian Mash and the Persian Maciya .
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Mesha'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/mesha.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Mesha'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​m/mesha.html. 1991.