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<p> '''Ma'achah.''' ''(Oppression).'' </p> <p> 1. The daughter of Nahor, by his concubine Beumah. &nbsp;Genesis 22:24. </p> <p> 2. The father of Achish, who was king of Gath, at the beginning of Solomon's reign. &nbsp;1 Kings 2:39. </p> <p> 3. The daughter, or more probably granddaughter, of [[Absalom]] named after his mother; the third and favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah. &nbsp;1 Kings 15:22; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:20-22. The mother of [[Abijah]] is elsewhere called "Michaiah the daughter of [[Uriel]] of Gibeah." &nbsp;2 Chronicles 13:2. During the reign of her grandson, Asa, she occupied at the court of Judah, the high position of "king's mother," compare &nbsp;1 Kings 15:13, but when he came of age, she was removed because of her idolatrous habits. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 15:16. </p> <p> 4. The concubine of Caleb, the son of Hezron. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:48. </p> <p> 5. The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 3:2, also called [[Maacah]] in Authorized Version of &nbsp;2 Samuel 3:3. </p> <p> 6. The wife of Machir, the Manassite. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:15-16. </p> <p> 7. The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:20; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 9:35. </p> <p> 8. The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of David body-guard. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:43. </p> <p> 9. A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 27:16. </p>

<p> [[Maachah]] (''Mâ'A-Kah'' ). 1. The daughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. &nbsp;Genesis 22:24. 2. The father of Achish, who was king of [[Gath]] in Solomon's reign, &nbsp;1 Kings 2:39; is also called Moach. &nbsp;1 Samuel 27:2. 3. The daughter or more probably the granddaughter of Absalom, and the third wife of Rehoboam, mother to Abijah and grandmother to Asa, &nbsp;1 Kings 15:2; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but the R. V. reads "Maacah." In &nbsp;2 Chronicles 13:2 she is called "Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah," "Michaiah" being a variation of "Maachah," and Uriel being the husband of Absalom's daughter Tamar. In the beginning of Asa's reign she held the dignity of queen-mother, &nbsp;1 Kings 15:2; &nbsp;1 Kings 15:10; &nbsp;1 Kings 15:13; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but when Asa came of age she lost the dignity as a punishment because she had introduced idolatry. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 15:16. There are eight persons of this name mentioned in the Bible. </p>

<li> The father of Achish, the king of Gath (&nbsp;1 Kings 2:39 ), called also [[Maoch]] (&nbsp;1 Samuel 27:2 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Maachah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/m/maachah.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> (&nbsp;Genesis 22:24; &nbsp;1 Kings 2:39; &nbsp;1 Kings 15:2; &nbsp;1 Kings 15:10; &nbsp;1 Kings 15:13; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:48; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 3:2; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:15-16; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 8:29; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 9:35; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 11:43; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 19:6-7; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 27:16; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:20-22; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 15:16). (See Maacah). </p>