Meres
(lofty), one of the seven counsellors of Ahasuerus. (Esther 1:14)
Merib- Baal
MER'IB- BAAL. 1 Chr 8:34. See Mephibosheth.
Meribah
Quarrel or strife. (1.) One of the names given by Moses to the fountain in the desert of Sin, near Rephidim, which issued from the rock in Horeb, which he smote by the divine command, “because of the…
Meribbaa
(contender against Baal). (1 Chronicles 8:34; 9:40) [See Mephibosheth].
Meribbaal
he that resists Baal; rebellion
Merodach
Death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the planet Mars (Jer. 50:2), or it may be another name of Bel, the guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a surname to t…
Merodach-baladan
Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of B…
Merodachbaladan
(worshipper of Baal) is mentioned as king of Babylon in the days of Hezekiah both in the second hook of Kings, ch. (2 Kings 20:12) and in Isaiah. ch. (Isaiah 39:1) In the former place he is called Be…
Merom
Height, a lake in Northern Palestine through which the Jordan flows. It was the scene of the third and last great victory gained by Joshua over the Canaanites (Josh. 11:5-7). It is not again mentione…
Merom, Waters Of
ME'ROM, WATERS OF (waters of the high place), the name of a lake in the northern part of Palestine, where Joshua crushed the confederacy of the northern tribes under Jabin. Josh 11:5, 1 Kgs 15:7. It …
Meronothite,
MERON'OTHITE, a designation applied to Jehdeiah, 1 Chr 27:30, and Jadon, Neh 3:7, and probably referring to some place not known.
Meronothithe, The
that is, the native of the place called probably Meronoth, of which, however, no further traces have yet been discovered. The Meronothites are named in the Bible—
Meroz
A plain in the north of Palestine, the inhabitants of which were severely condemned because they came not to help Barak against Sisera (Judg. 5:23: comp. 21:8-10; 1 Sam. 11:7). It has been identified…
Mesech
ME'SECH, Ps 120:5, or ME'SHECH, Eze 32:26, a son of Japheth, whose descendants are supposed to have settled in Armenia. They had considerable commerce with Tyre. Eze 27:18. Some suppose the Muscovite…
Mesech, Meshech
(drawing out), a son of Japhet, (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5) and the progenitor of a race frequently noticed in Scripture in connection with Tubal, Magog and other northern nations. They appear a…
Mesha
Middle district, Vulgate, Messa. (1.) A plain in that part of the boundaries of Arabia inhabited by the descendants of Joktan (Gen. 10:30). (2.) Heb. meysh’a, “deliverance,” the eldest son of Caleb (…
Meshach.
ME'SHACH. Dan 1:7. See Abednego.
Meshech.
ME'SHECH. Eze 27:13. See Mesech.
Meshelemiah
Friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1 Chr. 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9, 14). He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David.
Meshezabeel
(delivered by God).
Meshezaheel
God taking away; the salvation of God
Meshillamith
peaceable; perfect; giving again
Meshillemith
(recompense), the son of Immer, a priest. (Nehemiah 11:13; 1 Chronicles 9:12)
Meshillemoth.
MESHIL'LEMOTH. An Ephraimite in the reign of Pekah. 2 Chr 28:12. Neh 11:13. See Meshillemith.
Meshullam
Befriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1 Chr. 5:13). (2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, “the scribe,” in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:3). (3.) A priest, father of Hil…
Meshullemeth
Friend, the wife of Manasseh, and the mother of Amon (2 Kings 21:19), Kings of Judah.
Mesobaite
the Lord's standing-place; a little doe
Mesobaite, The
a title attached to the name of Jasiel. (1 Chronicles 11:47) It is impossible to pronounce with any certainty to what it refers.
Mesopotamia
The country between the two rivers (Heb. Aram-naharaim; i.e., “Syria of the two rivers”), the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the region between the Euphrates and the Tigris (Gen. 24:10; Deut.…
Mess
A portion of food given to a guest (Gen. 43:34; 2 Sam. 11:8).