Person Old Testament
Maacah
Also known as Maacah =ESV; Maakah =NIV; Maachah =KJV
Maacah, the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, was the wife of Machir and mother of Peresh and Sheresh. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 7:15.
Why it matters. Sister of Huppim and Shuppim; mother of Peresh and Sheresh
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maacah
Maacah was the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, who were descendants of Benjamin (1Ch.7.15). She married Machir, the son of Manasseh, and gave birth to two sons, Peresh and Sheresh (1Ch.7.16). Machir was known for being the father of Gilead, a region east of the Jordan River (Num.26.29; 1Ch.7.14). The marriage of Maacah to Machir represents an intermarriage between the tribes of Benjamin and Manasseh. No further details are provided about Maacah or her sons in the biblical narrative. Her mention in the genealogy underscores the interconnectedness of the Israelite tribes and the significance of marriage alliances in the early history of 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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.