Person Old Testament
Maacah
Also known as Maacah =ESV; Maakah =NIV; Maachah =KJV
Maacah, Caleb's concubine, was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:48.
Why it matters. Caleb's concubine; mother of Sheber and Tirhanah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maacah
Maacah was a concubine of Caleb, the son of Hezron (1Ch.2.48). She is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah, specifically in the line of Caleb. Maacah gave birth to two sons, Sheber and Tirhanah. No further information is provided about Maacah or her sons in the biblical record. Her inclusion in the genealogy highlights the complex family structures of the period and the importance of documenting lineage in ancient Israel.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Spouse
- Caleb
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)