Maacah

Maacah (or Maakah;

• Daughter of Absalom and wife to Rehoboam who bore Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith (2 Chronicles 11:20 & 11:21)
• A child of Abraham's brother Nachor, evidently a boy. (Genesis 22:23,24)
• The wife of Machir, Manasseh's son. (1 Chronicles 7:15-16)
• One of the wives of Hezron's son Caleb. (1 Chronicles 2:48)
• A wife of
  Tamar
  by her.
• A King of
  Maoch
  , King of Gath (1 Samuel 27:2); but the identification of Maoch is doubtful, though kinship is exceedingly probable.
• Daughter of Absalom, favorite wife of Rehoboam, mother of Abijah of Judah, and grandmother of Asa of Judah. She served as Queen Mother for Asa, until he deposed her for idolatry. (1 Kings 15:1-14, 2 Chronicles 11:20-22, 2 Chronicles 15:16)
• The wife of
  Jehiel (father of Gibeon)
  . (1 Chronicles 8:29)
• The father of Hanan, who was a man in David's army. (1 Chronicles 11:43)
• The father of
  Shephatiah
  , who was an office man in David's time. (1 Chronicles 27:16)

The name is also used to refer to:

• Aram-Ma'akah, a small
  Jordan. Maacah, its king, became a mercenary of the Ammonites in their war against David (2 Samuel 10:6). It is probable that the city Abel of Beth-maachah in Naphtali
  (2 Samuel 10:15) derived its name from its relation to this kingdom and people.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Maacah". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
• Entry for the kingdom at the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915
• Entry for the persons at the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915

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