Bible Dictionary
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Maacah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maacah was a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur and Hermon, and the name of several individuals in Israel’s history, including David’s wife and mother of Absalom.
Maachah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maachah was the name of a Syrian kingdom and of several people, including David’s wife, Absalom’s mother, Rehoboam’s wife, and the mother of Abijah.
Maachathi
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Maachathites were inhabitants of the small Syrian kingdom of Maacah, near Geshur and Mount Hermon.
MAADAI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maadai was a son of Bani who returned from exile and was listed among the men who had married foreign wives.
Maadai, Or Maadai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maadai was one of the Israelites in Ezra’s time who had married a foreign wife.
Maadiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maadiah was a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The name is also written Moadiah.
Maai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maai was an Asaphite musician who took part in the musical service at the dedication of Jerusalem’s rebuilt wall.
Maaleh-acrabbim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Maaleh-acrabbim, meaning “ascent of scorpions,” was a pass on the southern or southeastern boundary of Israel.
Maalehacrabbim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Maalehacrabbim is the full form of Akrabbim, meaning “ascent of scorpions,” a border pass in southern Judah.
Maarath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Maarath was a city in the hill country of Judah, listed among the towns of Judah’s inheritance.
MAAREH-GEBA
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Maareh-geb[a] was the place from which Israel’s forces emerged in an ambush against Benjamin. The text and location are uncertain, with the phrase possibly meaning west of Geba or near a meadow or cave.
MAASAI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maasiai, called Maasai in the King James Version, was a priest and son of Abdi, listed among those associated with the postexilic community.
Maaseiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maaseiah, meaning “work of Jehovah,” was a common name belonging to several Levites, priests, officials, and other men in Judah before and after the exile.
Maasiai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maasiai was a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the return from Babylon.
Maath
People & Groups - New Testament
Maath was an ancestor of Jesus listed in Luke’s genealogy.
MAAZ
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maaz was a descendant of Judah mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah.
Maaziah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Maaziah was the head of the twenty-fourth priestly course established in David’s reign and was also the name of a priest who sealed the covenant after the exile.
Macaerus
Places & Geography - New Testament
Macaerus was a fortified Herodian stronghold east of the Dead Sea. Tradition associates it with John the Baptist’s imprisonment and execution, though the Gospel account does not name the fortress.
Maccabees
People & Groups - Inter-testament
The Maccabees were the Jewish leaders and family who revolted against Antiochus Epiphanes and defended Jewish worship and national independence. They are more properly called the Hasmoneans.
Maccabees, Books Of
Scripture - Inter-testament
The Books of Maccabees are inter-testamental Jewish histories describing persecution under the Seleucids, the Maccabean revolt, and the Hasmonean rise. They are included among the Apocrypha rather than the Protestant Old Testament canon.
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