Maacah standard
Revised Version (British and American) "Maacathites"), whose territory was taken by Jair (De 3:14; Jos 12:5). The border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites and all Mt.
Where is Maacah in the Bible?
Maacah was a small kingdom and region located in the northern Levant near Geshur, east of the Jordan River in the area of Mount Hermon. During the Israelite conquest, the territory of the Maacathites was assigned to the half-tribe of Manasseh, though the original inhabitants were not driven out by Israel. The region appears prominently in biblical accounts, particularly when the Ammonites hired mercenaries from Maacah to fight against King David's forces, and again during David's military campaigns in the region. Though politically and geographically minor, Maacah's mention in Scripture reflects the complex ethnic and political landscape of ancient Canaan and the surrounding territories during the time of the conquest and monarchy.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Deuteronomy
- Joshua
Maacah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)Revised Version (British and American) "Maacathites"), whose territory was taken by Jair (De 3:14; Jos 12:5). The border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites and all Mt. Hermon were given to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Jos 13:11). The inhabitants of these kingdoms, however, were not driven out by Israel (Jos 13:13), and at a later day the children of Ammon hired mercenaries from Maacah for their encounter with David. The armies met near Medeba when the "Syrians" from Maacah found themselves opposed to Joab. That famous captain completely routed them (2Sa 10:6 ff the Septuagint has "Amalek"). In 1Ch 19:6 it is called Aram-maacah, Syria-maachah (the King James Version); and in 1Ch 2:23 "Aram" appears instead of "Maacah."
It evidently lay between Geshur on the South and Hermon on the North, being probably bounded by Jordan on the West, although no certain indication of boundaries is now possible. They would thus be hemmed in by Israel, which accounts for `Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel" (Jos 13:13).It is possible that Abel-beth-maacah may have been a colony founded by men from Maacah.
W. Ewing
(1) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Mocha, daughter of Nahor, borne to him by Reumah (Ge 22:24).
(2) Septuagint: Code