Mareshah

מָרֵשָׁה · mar.e.shah · H4762I“from the beginning; an inheritance” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Mareshah was a son of Mesha, son of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He restored and re-founded Hebron which had been given to his father (Josh 14.3) who removed the Anakim who inhabited it (Judges 1:20). Mareshah is mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb's descendants (1 Chronicles 2:42).

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Family

FatherMeshaChildrenHebronFoundedHebron

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 2:42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

What the dictionary says

Possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain