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== 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" /> == | == 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 Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., | <li> The father of Achish, the king of Gath ( 1 Kings 2:39 ), called also [[Maoch]] ( 1 Samuel 27:2 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton [[M.A., DD]] 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> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49155" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49155" /> == | ||
