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The meaning of Maachah in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)oppression, a small Syrian kingdom near Geshur, east of the Hauran, the district of Batanea (Joshua 13:13; 2Sam 10:6,8; I Chronicles 19:7).
A daughter of Talmai, king of the old native population of Geshur. She became one of David's wives, and was the mother of Absalom (II Samuel 3:3). The father of Hanan, who was one of David's body-guard (I Chronicles 11:43). The daughter of Abishalom (called Absalom, II Chronicles 11:20-22), the third wife of Rehoboam, and mother of Abijam (I Kings 15:2). She is called "Michaiah the daughter of Uriel," who was the husband of Absalom's daughter Tamar (II Chronicles 13:2). Her son Abijah or Abijam was heir to the throne. The father of Achish, the king of Gath (I Kings 2:39), called also Maoch (I Samuel 27:2).
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