Mesha
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Mesha

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Mesha (4 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mesha.htm - 12k

Chemosh (8 Occurrences)
... On the "Moabite Stone" (qv), Mesha (2 Kings 3:5) ascribes his victories over the
king of Israel to this god, "And Chemosh drove him before my sight.". Int. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/chemosh.htm - 20k

Joram (26 Occurrences)
... 2. The Moabite War: Immediately upon his accession, Jehoram came into conflict with
Mesha, king of Moab (2 Kings 3:4). The account of the conflict is of ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/joram.htm - 27k

Jehoram (27 Occurrences)
... victory. The Moabites under Mesha their king were utterly routed and their
cities destroyed. At Kir-haraseth Mesha made a final stand. ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoram.htm - 30k

Moabite (13 Occurrences)
... During the one hundred and fifty years which followed the defeat of the Moabites,
after the death of Ahab (see MESHA), they regained, apparently, much of their ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/moabite.htm - 23k

Kir-haraseth (1 Occurrence)
... After the death of Ahab, Mesha, king of Moab (see MOABITE STONE), threw off allegiance
to the king of Israel, and fought successfully for the independence of ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kir-haraseth.htm - 8k

Kirharaseth (1 Occurrence)
... After the death of Ahab, Mesha, king of Moab (see MOABITE STONE), threw off allegiance
to the king of Israel, and fought successfully for the independence of ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kirharaseth.htm - 8k

Arnon (23 Occurrences)
... From the inscription of Mesha on the Moabite Stone we gather that Moab had established
herself on the north of the Arnon before the time of Omri. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/arnon.htm - 17k

Moabites (26 Occurrences)
... This is clear from the inscription on the Moabite Stone, a monument of Mesha, king
of Moab, erected about 850 BC, and discovered among the ruins of Dibon in ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/moabites.htm - 28k

Stone (290 Occurrences)
... A monument erected at Dibon (Dhiban) by Mesha, king of Moab (2 Kings 3:4, 5), to
commemorate his successful revolt from Israel and his conquest of Israelite ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/stone.htm - 54k

Omri (16 Occurrences)
... In the stele of Mesha (the "Moabite stone"), which was erected in Moab about twenty
or thirty years after Omri's death, it is recorded that Omri oppressed Moab ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/omri.htm - 20k

Jahaz (8 Occurrences)
...Mesha (MS, ll. 18 if) says that the king of Israel dwelt in Jahaz when at war with
him. Mesha drove him out, and the city passed into the hands of Moab. ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jahaz.htm - 11k

Wool (34 Occurrences)
...Mesha, king of Moab, sent a large quantity of wool as a tribute to the king of Israel
(2 Kings 3:4). Wool was forbidden to be woven with linen (Deuteronomy 2:11 ...
biblethesaurus.org/w/wool.htm - 21k

Meshach (15 Occurrences)

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Elisha (70 Occurrences)
... significant. (1) The first one recorded took place during the attempt of Jehoram
to resubjugate Moab which had revolted under King Mesha. ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/elisha.htm - 61k

Ahab (85 Occurrences)
...Mesha informs us in an exaggerated manner that "Israel perished with an everlasting
destruction." Mesha recognizes Yahweh as the God of Israel. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/ahab.htm - 52k

Moab (162 Occurrences)
... This is clear from the inscription on the Moabite Stone, a monument of Mesha, king
of Moab, erected about 850 BC, and discovered among the ruins of Dibon in ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/moab.htm - 62k

100000 (3 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king
of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/num/100000.htm - 7k

Ziph (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 2:42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn,
who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron ...
biblethesaurus.org/z/ziph.htm - 11k

Zibia (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Chronicles 8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and
Mesha, and Malcam, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/z/zibia.htm - 7k

Zib'ia (1 Occurrence)
... Zib'ia (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 8:9 he begot of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and
Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam; (See RSV). << Zibia, Zib'ia. Zibiah >>. ...
biblethesaurus.org/z/zib'i-a.htm - 6k

Kiriathaim (7 Occurrences)
... It was in the hands of Moab in Mesha's time, and he claims to have fortified it
(MS, l.10). For Jeremiah (48:1, 23) and Ezekiel (25:9) it is a Moabite town. ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriathaim.htm - 9k

Kerioth (4 Occurrences)
... Here was a sanctuary of Chemosh, to which Mesha says (MS, l. 13) he dragged "the
altar hearths of Davdoh." It may possibly be represented by the modern Kuraiat ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kerioth.htm - 9k

Nebo (13 Occurrences)
...Mesha (MS) says that by command of Chemosh he went by night against the city, captured
it after an assault that lasted from dawn till noon, and put all the ...
biblethesaurus.org/n/nebo.htm - 17k

Ophel (6 Occurrences)
... (3) The third reference is not Biblical, but on the Moabite Stone, an
inscription of Mesha, king of Moab, contemporary with Omri. ...
biblethesaurus.org/o/ophel.htm - 14k

Jerahmeel (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 2:42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn,
who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jerahmeel.htm - 11k

Jobab (9 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and
Mesha, and Malcam, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jobab.htm - 10k

Jehoshaphat (79 Occurrences)
... The Moabites were subdued; but the dreadful act of Mesha in offering his own son
a sacrifice on the walls of Kir-haresheth in the sight of the armies of Israel ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoshaphat.htm - 51k

Jerah'meel (8 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 2:42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his
first-born, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of ...
biblethesaurus.org/j/jerah'meel.htm - 8k

Goest (79 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Genesis 10:30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou
goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. (KJV JPS ASV WBS). ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/goest.htm - 32k

Firstling (8 Occurrences)
... The narrative of the Moabite war records the sacrifice of the heir to the throne
by Mesha, to Chemosh, the national god (2 Kings 3:27). ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/firstling.htm - 15k

Regularly (30 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep-farmer; and he gave regularly
to the king of Israel the wool from a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/regularly.htm - 15k

Extended (40 Occurrences)
... Lasha. (See NAS RSV). Genesis 10:30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you
go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. (See NAS RSV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/extended.htm - 17k

Eastern (22 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Eastern (22 Occurrences). Genesis 10:30 And their dwelling
was from Mesha, as one goes to Sephar, the eastern mountain. (DBY NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/eastern.htm - 14k

Direction (128 Occurrences)
... Zeboiim. (BBE RSV). Genesis 10:30 And their country was from Mesha, in the
direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east. (BBE RSV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/direction.htm - 38k

Dibongad (2 Occurrences)
... times between Moab and Israel. Mesha claims it (MS), and in Jeremiah 48:18,
22 it is named among the cities of Moab. The form of the ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dibongad.htm - 8k

Dibon-gad (2 Occurrences)
... times between Moab and Israel. Mesha claims it (MS), and in Jeremiah 48:18,
22 it is named among the cities of Moab. The form of the ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dibon-gad.htm - 8k

Dibon (12 Occurrences)
... times between Moab and Israel. Mesha claims it (MS), and in Jeremiah 48:18,
22 it is named among the cities of Moab. The form of the ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dibon.htm - 12k

Malcham (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Malcham (2 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles 8:9 And he begat
of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (KJV DBY WBS YLT) ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/malcham.htm - 6k

Medeba (5 Occurrences)
... But it must have changed hands several times. It was taken by Omri, evidently from
Moab; and Mesha claims to have recovered possession of it (MS, ll. ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/medeba.htm - 12k

Mesh (1 Occurrence)

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Mareshah (8 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 2:42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn,
who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mareshah.htm - 11k

Malcam (6 Occurrences)
... (See JPS). 1 Chronicles 8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and
Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam, (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/malcam.htm - 9k

Mare'shah (8 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 2:42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his
first-born, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mare'shah.htm - 8k

Baalmeon (3 Occurrences)
... 17). Mesha names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in Jeremiah
48:23 as Beth-meon, one of the cities of Moab. Eusebius ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/baalmeon.htm - 8k

Bamothbaal (1 Occurrence)
... Bamoth-baal is named in Joshua 13:17 as one of the cities given to Reuben. Mesha,
on the Moabite Stone, speaks of having "rebuilt" Beth-bamoth. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bamothbaal.htm - 7k

Baal-meon (3 Occurrences)
... 17). Mesha names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in Jeremiah
48:23 as Beth-meon, one of the cities of Moab. Eusebius ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/baal-meon.htm - 8k

Beth-diblathaim (1 Occurrence)
... It is probably identical with Almondiblathaim (Numbers 33:46 f). Mesha claims to
have fortified it along with Mehedeba and Ba`al-me`on (see MOABITE STONE). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-diblathaim.htm - 7k

Bamoth-baal (2 Occurrences)
... Bamoth-baal is named in Joshua 13:17 as one of the cities given to Reuben. Mesha,
on the Moabite Stone, speaks of having "rebuilt" Beth-bamoth. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bamoth-baal.htm - 8k

Benhadad (24 Occurrences)
... son of Hadad," accords with the custom which obtained in Semitic mythology of calling
a king or a nation the son of the national god, as we have Mesha`, son of ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/benhadad.htm - 28k

Bamoth (4 Occurrences)
... Bamoth-baal is named in Joshua 13:17 as one of the cities given to Reuben. Mesha,
on the Moabite Stone, speaks of having "rebuilt" Beth-bamoth. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bamoth.htm - 8k

Bethdiblathaim (1 Occurrence)
... It is probably identical with Almondiblathaim (Numbers 33:46 f). Mesha claims to
have fortified it along with Mehedeba and Ba`al-me`on (see MOABITE STONE). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bethdiblathaim.htm - 7k

Breeder (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king
of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/breeder.htm - 6k

Bezer (5 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 48:24). Besheir has been suggested as the present site. According
to the manuscript it was fortified by Mesha. (2) A son ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bezer.htm - 9k

Aroer (17 Occurrences)
... again in the hands of Moab. It is one of the cities which Mesha claims
to have built, ie fortified. It was within the territory ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/aroer.htm - 14k

Abi-hebron (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Chronicles 2:42 And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born,
he 'is' father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron. (YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/abi-hebron.htm - 6k

Siloam (4 Occurrences)
... It appears that at some remote period a colony from the capital of king Mesha
(Dibon-Moab) crossed the Jordan and fixed itself at the gates of Jerusalem at ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/siloam.htm - 21k

Sheepmaster (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 3:4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king
of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sheepmaster.htm - 7k

Sheep-farmer (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep-farmer; and he gave regularly to
the king of Israel the wool from a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sheep-farmer.htm - 6k

Sheepshearing
... distinguishing mark. In 2 Kings 3:4, Mesha, the chief or sheikh of Moab, was
a sheep-master, literally, "a sheep spotter." James A. Patch. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sheepshearing.htm - 7k

Stretched (234 Occurrences)
... DBY WBS NAS). Genesis 10:30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward
Sephar, the mountain of the east. (See NIV). Genesis 19 ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/stretched.htm - 38k

Sephar (1 Occurrence)
... AS Fulton. Multi-Version Concordance Sephar (1 Occurrence). Genesis 10:30 Their
dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sephar.htm - 7k

Sheep-shearing (1 Occurrence)
... In 2 Kings 3:4, Mesha, the chief or sheikh of Moab, was a sheep-master, literally,
"a sheep spotter." James A. Patch. Multi-Version Concordance ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sheep-shearing.htm - 8k

Settlement (4 Occurrences)
... talents, (WEY NIV). Genesis 10:30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go
toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. (See NAS). Isaiah 27 ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/settlement.htm - 9k

Sheep-master (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the
king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sheep-master.htm - 7k

Horonaim (5 Occurrences)
... going down" of Horonaim. Mesha (MS) says he was bidden by Chemosh to "go
down" and fight against Choronem. Probably, therefore, it ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/horonaim.htm - 9k

Begetteth (52 Occurrences)
... Ahitub, (YLT). 1 Chronicles 8:9 And he begetteth of Hodesh his wife, Jobab,
and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (YLT). 1 Chronicles ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/begetteth.htm - 19k

Sacrifice (300 Occurrences)
... A striking example of the rite as actually practiced is seen in 2 Kings 3:27, where
Mesha the king of Moab (made famous by the Moabite Stone), under the stress ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sacrifice.htm - 101k

Rendered (30 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king
of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/r/rendered.htm - 15k

Amos (12 Occurrences)
... He was "among the herdsmen of Tekoa" (1:1), the word here used being found only
once in another place (2 Kings 3:4) and applied to Mesha, king of Moab. ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/amos.htm - 44k

Gad (78 Occurrences)
... Again, Joshua 13:26 makes Wady Chesban the southern boundary of Gad. Mesha, however
(MS), says that the men of Gad dwelt in Ataroth from old time. ...
biblethesaurus.org/g/gad.htm - 49k

Supply (40 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 3:4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king
of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/supply.htm - 21k

Firstborn (119 Occurrences)
... The narrative of the Moabite war records the sacrifice of the heir to the throne
by Mesha, to Chemosh, the national god (2 Kings 3:27). ...
biblethesaurus.org/f/firstborn.htm - 46k

Captivity (141 Occurrences)
... Joash, kings of Judah; with Ahab, Ahaziah, Jehoram and Jehu, kings of Israel; with
Hazael and Benhadad II, kings of Syria at Damascus, and with Mesha, king of ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/captivity.htm - 79k

Sheep (413 Occurrences)
...Mesha king of Moab is called a "sheep-master," and we read that "he rendered unto
the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/sheep.htm - 52k

Kingdom (409 Occurrences)
... 4. Losses of Territory: On the other hand, the king of Moab, Mesha, appears to have
turned the same disaster to account by throwing off his allegiance to Israel ...
biblethesaurus.org/k/kingdom.htm - 101k

Hodesh (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Chronicles 8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and
Mesha, and Malcam, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/h/hodesh.htm - 6k

Begot (119 Occurrences)
... wives. (DBY JPS). 1 Chronicles 8:9 And he begot of Hodesh his wife: Jobab,
and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (DBY JPS). 1 Chronicles ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/begot.htm - 30k

Begat (112 Occurrences)
... wives. (KJV ASV WBS YLT). 1 Chronicles 8:9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife,
Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (KJV ASV WBS). 1 ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/begat.htm - 31k

Dwelling (340 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY RSV NIV). Genesis 10:30 Their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go toward
Sephar, the mountain of the east. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dwelling.htm - 36k




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