Maacah (or Maakah;
Hebrew: מַעֲכָהMaʿăḵā, "crushed"; Maacha in the
Codex Alexandrinus, Maachah in the
KJV) is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the
Bible to refer to a number of people.
A child of
Abraham's brother
Nachor, evidently a boy. (Genesis 22:23,24)
The wife of
Machir,
Manasseh's son. (1 Chronicles 7:15-16)
One of the wives of
Hezron's son
Caleb. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
A wife of
David, and daughter of
Talmai, King of
Geshur (1 Chronicles 3:2), a near neighbor of the Maachathites. David fathered
Absalom and
Tamar by her.
A King of
Gath, to whose son,
Achish,
Shimei's servants fled early in
Solomon's reign (1
Kings 2:39). About a half-century earlier than this event, David with 600 men had fled to Achish, son of
Maoch, King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable.
Daughter of
Absalom, favorite wife of
Rehoboam, mother of
Abijah of Judah, and grandmother of
Asa of Judah. She served as Queen Mother for Asa, until he deposed her for idolatry. (1 Kings 15:1-14, 2 Chronicles 11:20-22, 2 Chronicles 15:16)
The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:43)
The father of
Shephatiah, who was an office man in David's time. (1 Chronicles 27:16)
The name is also used to refer to:
Aram-Ma'akah, a small
Aramean kingdom east of the
Sea of Galilee (1
Chronicles 19:6). Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of
Manasseh east of the
Jordan. Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the
Ammonites in their war against
David (2
Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city
Abel of Beth-maachah in
Naphtali (2 Samuel 10:15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.
Maacah (or Maakah;
Hebrew: מַעֲכָהMaʿăḵā, "crushed"; Maacha in the
Codex Alexandrinus, Maachah in the
KJV) is a non-gender-specific personal name used in the
Bible to refer to a number of people.
A child of
Abraham's brother
Nachor, evidently a boy. (Genesis 22:23,24)
The wife of
Machir,
Manasseh's son. (1 Chronicles 7:15-16)
One of the wives of
Hezron's son
Caleb. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
A wife of
David, and daughter of
Talmai, King of
Geshur (1 Chronicles 3:2), a near neighbor of the Maachathites. David fathered
Absalom and
Tamar by her.
A King of
Gath, to whose son,
Achish,
Shimei's servants fled early in
Solomon's reign (1
Kings 2:39). About a half-century earlier than this event, David with 600 men had fled to Achish, son of
Maoch, King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable.
Daughter of
Absalom, favorite wife of
Rehoboam, mother of
Abijah of Judah, and grandmother of
Asa of Judah. She served as Queen Mother for Asa, until he deposed her for idolatry. (1 Kings 15:1-14, 2 Chronicles 11:20-22, 2 Chronicles 15:16)
The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:43)
The father of
Shephatiah, who was an office man in David's time. (1 Chronicles 27:16)
The name is also used to refer to:
Aram-Ma'akah, a small
Aramean kingdom east of the
Sea of Galilee (1
Chronicles 19:6). Its territory was in the region assigned to the half-tribe of
Manasseh east of the
Jordan. Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the
Ammonites in their war against
David (2
Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city
Abel of Beth-maachah in
Naphtali (2 Samuel 10:15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.