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Maacah מַעֲכָה

Female Tribe of Benjamin H4601N 1 book

Grandmother of Saul

Biography

Maacah was the wife of a man variously called Jeiel and elsewhere called Abiel or Ner (1Ch.8.29; 9.35). He is mentioned in the genealogy of Benjamin, specifically in the line of Saul. Her husband re-established Gibeon as an important city and religious centre.

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In Scripture

1 biblical book
1 Chronicles 2 verses
  • 1 Chronicles 8:29

    "The father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon,"

  • 1 Chronicles 9:35

    "Jeiel the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon with"

Names & Aliases

Form Language Script Strong's
Named Hebrew מַעֲכָה H4601N