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1. A place on the eastern frontier of the territory of Joktan, Genesis 10:30 , supposed to have been in the region of Bassora, at the northwest end of the Persian Gulf.
2. A king of Moab, who paid an enormous tribute to Ahab king of Israel, but revolted at his death, 2 Kings 1:1; 3:4-27 . Joram the son of Ahab, with the aid of Judah and Edom, made war upon him, and besieged him in his capital. Unable to force his way through the besieging host, King Mesha sought the aid of his gods by sacrificing his own son on the city wall; and the besiegers, horrorstruck at this atrocious act, withdrew in terror, lest some curse should fall on them.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Mesha'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/m/mesha.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Mesha'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/m/mesha.html. 1859.
