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== | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73709" /> == | ||
< | <p> Ma'achah. (oppression). </p> <p> 1. The daughter of Nahor, by his concubine Beumah. [[Genesis]] 22:24. </p> <p> 2. The father of Achish, who was king of Gath, at the beginning of Solomon's reign. 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. 1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22. The mother of [[Abijah]] is elsewhere called "Michaiah the daughter of [[Uriel]] of Gibeah." 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 1 Kings 15:13, but when he came of age, she was removed because of her idolatrous habits. 2 Chronicles 15:16. </p> <p> 4. The concubine of Caleb, the son of Hezron. 1 Chronicles 2:48. </p> <p> 5. The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom, 1 Chronicles 3:2, also called [[Maacah]] in Authorized Version of 2 Samuel 3:3. </p> <p> 6. The wife of Machir, the Manassite. 1 Chronicles 7:15-16. </p> <p> 7. The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon. 1 Chronicles 8:20; 1 Chronicles 9:35. </p> <p> 8. The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of [[David]] body-guard. 2 Chronicles 11:43. </p> <p> 9. A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David. 1 Chronicles 27:16. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36477" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36477" /> == | ||
<p> 1. [[Genesis]] 22:24. </p> <p> 2. 1 Chronicles 2:48. </p> <p> 3. 1 Chronicles 7:15. </p> <p> 4. 1 Chronicles 8:29. </p> <p> 5. Absalom's mother, taken by [[David]] in battle and added to his wives (Jerome): 1 Chronicles 3:2; 2 Samuel 3:3. Talmai's daughter of Geshur, David's wife. </p> <p> 6. Absalom's granddaughter, wife of [[Rehoboam]] and mother of [[Abijam]] (1 Kings 15:1); called [[Micaiah]] or Maacah; daughter of [[Uriel]] and Tamar, Absalom's daughter (2 Chronicles 13:2). [[Grandmother]] (or mother) of Asa, son of Abijam. During Asa's minority she acted as queen mother; but [[Asa]] when of age set her aside for her idolatry, which she derived from her ancestors of [[Geshur]] (1 Kings 15:13-14; 1 Kings 15:16); 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; 2 Chronicles 15:16, "idol," literally, horror, the emblem of Priapus. [[Several]] men are named Maachah: </p> <p> 1. 1 Kings 2:39. </p> <p> 2. 1 Chronicles 11:43. </p> <p> 3. 1 Chronicles 27:16. </p> | <p> 1. [[Genesis]] 22:24. </p> <p> 2. 1 Chronicles 2:48. </p> <p> 3. 1 Chronicles 7:15. </p> <p> 4. 1 Chronicles 8:29. </p> <p> 5. Absalom's mother, taken by [[David]] in battle and added to his wives (Jerome): 1 Chronicles 3:2; 2 Samuel 3:3. Talmai's daughter of Geshur, David's wife. </p> <p> 6. Absalom's granddaughter, wife of [[Rehoboam]] and mother of [[Abijam]] (1 Kings 15:1); called [[Micaiah]] or Maacah; daughter of [[Uriel]] and Tamar, Absalom's daughter (2 Chronicles 13:2). [[Grandmother]] (or mother) of Asa, son of Abijam. During Asa's minority she acted as queen mother; but [[Asa]] when of age set her aside for her idolatry, which she derived from her ancestors of [[Geshur]] (1 Kings 15:13-14; 1 Kings 15:16); 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; 2 Chronicles 15:16, "idol," literally, horror, the emblem of Priapus. [[Several]] men are named Maachah: </p> <p> 1. 1 Kings 2:39. </p> <p> 2. 1 Chronicles 11:43. </p> <p> 3. 1 Chronicles 27:16. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70436" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70436" /> == | ||
<p> [[Maachah]] (mâ'a-kah). 1. The daughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. [[Genesis]] 22:24. 2. The father of Achish, who was king of [[Gath]] in Solomon's reign, 1 Kings 2:39; is also called Moach. 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, 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but the R. V. reads "Maacah." In 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, 1 Kings 15:2; 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but when [[Asa]] came of age she lost the dignity as a punishment because she had introduced idolatry. 2 Chronicles 15:16. There are eight persons of this name mentioned in the Bible. </p> | <p> [[Maachah]] (mâ'a-kah). 1. The daughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. [[Genesis]] 22:24. 2. The father of Achish, who was king of [[Gath]] in Solomon's reign, 1 Kings 2:39; is also called Moach. 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, 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but the R. V. reads "Maacah." In 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, 1 Kings 15:2; 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but when [[Asa]] came of age she lost the dignity as a punishment because she had introduced idolatry. 2 Chronicles 15:16. There are eight persons of this name mentioned in the Bible. </p> | ||
== | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32528" /> == | ||
< | <li> The father of Achish, the king of [[Gath]] (1 Kings 2:39 ), called also [[Maoch]] (1 Samuel 27:2 ). <div> <p> [[Copyright]] StatementThese 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 InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Maachah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/m/maachah.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49155" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49155" /> == | ||
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<ref name="term_70436"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/maachah Maachah from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | <ref name="term_70436"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/maachah Maachah from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_32528"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/maachah Maachah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_49155"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/maachah Maachah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_49155"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/maachah Maachah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:29, 12 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Ma'achah. (oppression).
1. The daughter of Nahor, by his concubine Beumah. Genesis 22:24.
2. The father of Achish, who was king of Gath, at the beginning of Solomon's reign. 1 Kings 2:39.
3. The daughter, or more probably granddaughter, of Absalom named after his mother; the third and favorite wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijah. 1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22. The mother of Abijah is elsewhere called "Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah." 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 1 Kings 15:13, but when he came of age, she was removed because of her idolatrous habits. 2 Chronicles 15:16.
4. The concubine of Caleb, the son of Hezron. 1 Chronicles 2:48.
5. The daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, and mother of Absalom, 1 Chronicles 3:2, also called Maacah in Authorized Version of 2 Samuel 3:3.
6. The wife of Machir, the Manassite. 1 Chronicles 7:15-16.
7. The wife of Jehiel, father or founder of Gibeon. 1 Chronicles 8:20; 1 Chronicles 9:35.
8. The father of Hanan, one of the heroes of David body-guard. 2 Chronicles 11:43.
9. A Simeonite, father of Sephatiah, prince of his tribe in the reign of David. 1 Chronicles 27:16.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
1. Genesis 22:24.
2. 1 Chronicles 2:48.
3. 1 Chronicles 7:15.
4. 1 Chronicles 8:29.
5. Absalom's mother, taken by David in battle and added to his wives (Jerome): 1 Chronicles 3:2; 2 Samuel 3:3. Talmai's daughter of Geshur, David's wife.
6. Absalom's granddaughter, wife of Rehoboam and mother of Abijam (1 Kings 15:1); called Micaiah or Maacah; daughter of Uriel and Tamar, Absalom's daughter (2 Chronicles 13:2). Grandmother (or mother) of Asa, son of Abijam. During Asa's minority she acted as queen mother; but Asa when of age set her aside for her idolatry, which she derived from her ancestors of Geshur (1 Kings 15:13-14; 1 Kings 15:16); 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; 2 Chronicles 15:16, "idol," literally, horror, the emblem of Priapus. Several men are named Maachah:
1. 1 Kings 2:39.
2. 1 Chronicles 11:43.
3. 1 Chronicles 27:16.
People's Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Maachah (mâ'a-kah). 1. The daughter of Nahor, Abraham's brother. Genesis 22:24. 2. The father of Achish, who was king of Gath in Solomon's reign, 1 Kings 2:39; is also called Moach. 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, 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but the R. V. reads "Maacah." In 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, 1 Kings 15:2; 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; but when Asa came of age she lost the dignity as a punishment because she had introduced idolatry. 2 Chronicles 15:16. There are eight persons of this name mentioned in the Bible.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Maachah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/m/maachah.html. 1897.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Genesis 22:24; 1 Kings 2:39; 1 Kings 15:2; 1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 15:13; 1 Chronicles 2:48; 1 Chronicles 3:2; 1 Chronicles 7:15-16; 1 Chronicles 8:29; 1 Chronicles 9:35; 1 Chronicles 11:43; 1 Chronicles 19:6-7; 1 Chronicles 27:16; 2 Chronicles 11:20-22; 2 Chronicles 15:16). (See Maacah).
