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mesha

mesha


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Mesha 
  middle  district,  Vulgate,  Messa.  (1.)  A  plain  in  that  part  of 
  the  boundaries  of  Arabia  inhabited  by  the  descendants  of  Joktan 
  (Gen.  10:30). 
 
  (2.)  Heb.  meysh'a,  "deliverance,"  the  eldest  son  of  Caleb  (1 
  Chr.  2:42),  and  brother  of  Jerahmeel. 
 
  (3.)  Heb.  id  a  king  of  Moab,  the  son  of  Chemosh-Gad,  a  man  of 
  great  wealth  in  flocks  and  herds  (2  Kings  3:4).  After  the  death 
  of  Ahab  at  Ramoth-Gilead,  Mesha  shook  off  the  yoke  of  Israel; 
  but  on  the  ascension  of  Jehoram  to  the  throne  of  Israel,  that 
  king  sought  the  help  of  Jehoshaphat  in  an  attempt  to  reduce  the 
  Moabites  again  to  their  former  condition.  The  united  armies  of 
  the  two  kings  came  unexpectedly  on  the  army  of  the  Moabites,  and 
  gained  over  them  an  easy  victory.  The  whole  land  was  devastated 
  by  the  conquering  armies,  and  Mesha  sought  refuge  in  his  last 
  stronghold,  Kir-harasheth  (q.v.).  Reduced  to  despair,  he 
  ascended  the  wall  of  the  city,  and  there  in  the  sight  of  the 
  allied  armies,  offered  his  first-born  son  a  sacrifice  to 
  Chemosh,  the  fire-god  of  the  Moabites.  This  fearful  spectacle 
  filled  the  beholders  with  horror,  and  they  retired  from  before 
  the  besieged  city,  and  recrossed  the  Jordan  laden  with  spoil  (2 
  Kings  3:25-27). 
 
  The  exploits  of  Mesha  are  recorded  in  the  Phoenician 
  inscription  on  a  block  of  black  basalt  found  at  Dibon,  in  Moab, 
  usually  called  the  "Moabite  stone"  (q.v.). 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Mesha,  burden;  salvation