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Person Old Testament

Mesha

Mesha, a descendant of Benjamin, was born to Shaharaim in the country of Moab. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:9.

Why it matters. A descendant of Benjamin born in Moab.

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Mesha

Mesha is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin in the book of Chronicles (1Ch.8.9). He was one of the sons born to Shaharaim in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara.

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 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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    8:9

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