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    Moresheth

    מוֹרֶ֫שֶׁת גַּת

    Moresheth was the hometown of the prophet Micah, located in Judah.

    Where the story of Moresheth happensWhere the gazetteer locates Moresheth, framed to them: Moresheth. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Moresheth
    Where the gazetteer locates Moresheth
    verses
    3
    first named
    Jeremiah 26:18
    last named
    Micah 1:14
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.63°N · 34.92°E
    settlement31.63°N · 34.92°E

    Tel Goded (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Moresheth in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Moresheth, also known as Moresheth-gath, was a town in Judah and the hometown of the prophet Micah (Mic. 1:1). It was located near the Philistine city of Gath (Mic. 1:14). The prophet Micah, who prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (Mic. 1:1), was from Moresheth. Jeremiah mentions a prophecy of Micah of Moresheth that was given during the reign of Hezekiah (Jer. 26:18).

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. Jeremiah1 verse

      26:18

    2. Micah2 verses

      1:11:14

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    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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