Person Old Testament
Mareshah
Also known as Mareshah =ESV; Mesha =NIV, KJV
Mareshah, a son of Mesha, was the father and re-founder of Hebron. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:42.
Why it matters. Son of Mesha, re-founder of Hebron.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mareshah
Mareshah was a son of Mesha, son of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He restored and re-founded Hebron which had been given to his father (Josh 14.3) who removed the Anakim who inhabited it (Jdg.1.20). Mareshah is mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb's descendants (1Ch.2.42).
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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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)