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maachah

maachah


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Maachah 
  oppression,  a  small  Syrian  kingdom  near  Geshur,  east  of  the 
  Hauran,  the  district  of  Batanea  (Josh.  13:13;  2  Sam.  10:6,8;  1 
  Chr.  19:7). 
 
  (2.)  A  daughter  of  Talmai,  king  of  the  old  native  population 
  of  Geshur.  She  became  one  of  David's  wives,  and  was  the  mother 
  of  Absalom  (2  Sam.  3:3). 
 
  (3.)  The  father  of  Hanan,  who  was  one  of  David's  body-guard  (1 
  Chr.  11:43). 
 
  (4.)  The  daughter  of  Abishalom  (called  Absalom,  2  Chr. 
  11:20-22),  the  third  wife  of  Rehoboam,  and  mother  of  Abijam  (1 
  Kings  15:2).  She  is  called  "Michaiah  the  daughter  of  Uriel,"  who 
  was  the  husband  of  Absalom's  daughter  Tamar  (2  Chr.  13:2).  Her 
  son  Abijah  or  Abijam  was  heir  to  the  throne. 
 
  (5.)  The  father  of  Achish,  the  king  of  Gath  (1  Kings  2:39), 
  called  also  Maoch  (1  Sam.  27:2). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Maachah,  pressed  down  worn;  fastened