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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4182
mo.re.shet gat — Moresheth-gath
§ Moresheth-gath = "possession of Gath" a place apparently in the neighbourhood of Gath and probably the home of the prophet Micah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Possession of the wine-press, the birthplace of the prophet Micah (1:14), who is called the “Morasthite” (Jer. 26:18). This place was probably a suburb of Gath.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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