N. J, Ὁ. WHITE.
MAACAH.—A small Aramzan kingdom in Gaulanitis, the modern Jau/ién, east of the Sea of Galilee (G. A. Smith, HGHTL p. 553; Ewald, HI ii. 302). In Dt 3%, Jos 12° the territory in Bashan assigned to Manasseh extends ‘unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites.’ But in Jos 13" ‘the border’ of these peoples is included in Manasseh. The discrepancy is ex- plained by the fact that they maintained their independence (Jos 13%, 1 Ch 2%). Accordingly in 2S 108 the Ammonites hire ‘the king of Maacah’ “Β ᾿Αμαλήκ) to aid them against David. Here and in
‘oppression’).—1. Father of |
y.5 Maacah and Tob seem to be distinguished from the other mercenaries, who were Syrians, but in the account of the battle all are alike called Syrians. This is confirmed by the parallel narra- tive (1 Ch 19°), where their country is called Aram- maacah. It is evident that they were a small community, from a comparison of the numbers furnished by the other allies. Abel-beth-maacah in Naphtali (2S 205, 1K 15%, 2K. 15%) was probably a colony that went north-west. The names of some Maacathites are recorded. Esh- temoa (1 Ch 4!*), who occurs in the genealogy of Judah; Ahasbai, father of Eliphelet, one of David’s heroes (see QPB on 2S 23% and 1 Ch 1155. 85, where MT, perh. by textual error, has Mecherathite); and Hoshaint, father of Jezaniah, who was one of the captains of the forces who joined Gedaliah (Jer 408 49), See, further, illm. on Gn 22%, Dt 34, Jos 13%, and Driver on Dt 3%, N. J. D. WHITE.
MAACATHITE.—See preceding article.
MAADAI (το; B Μοδεδειά, A Mooded, Luc. Moovéerd). —One of the sons of Bani, who had married a foreign wife, Ezr 10%; called in 1 Es 9* Momdis.
MAADIAH (anyo; A Maadids, Lue. Μαασιάς, B om.).—A priestly family which returned with Zerub- babel, Neh 12°; called in v.!? Moadiah (ayy, A ἐν καιροῖς [apparently through a confusion with oid ‘sacred seasons’), Luc. Μασαί).
MAAI (‘y>; A Maal, Luc. Mad, B om.).—One of the sons of Asaph who took part in the ceremony of the dedication of the walls, Neh 1938,
MAALEH-ACRABBIM.—Jos 15° AV (‘ascent of Akrabbim,’ RV). See AKRABBIM, and DEAD SEA in vol. i. p. 575%.
MAANI (A Maavi, B Mavel, AV Meani), 1 Es 5% =MEuUNIM, Esr 2, Neh 753,
MAARATH (myo; B Μαγαρώθ, A Μαρώθ, Luc. Maapéé).—A town of Judah, in the mountains, noticed with Beth-anoth, Jos 15°, The site is uncertain. Possibly the name survives corrupted at Beit ?Ummér, in the Hebron hills west of Tekoa. See SW P vol. iii. sheet xxi.
C. R. CONDER.
MAAREH-GEBA (y23 ΠΡ; Β Μαρααγάβε, Α δυσμῶν τῆς Τερεά (ef. Vulg. ab occidentali urbis parte); AV ‘the meadows of Gibeah,’ RVm ‘the meadow of Geba’).—The place from which the men placed in ambush rushed forth to attack the Benjamites (Jg 20%). There can be little doubt that Bertheau, upon the authority of LXX (A) and Vulg., rightly emends MT to yas Δ ‘to the west of Geba’ (better Gibeah ; see GIBEAH, No. 2). This is accepted by Moore (who, however, reads Gibeah), Budde, ete. Studer, following the Pesh:
MAASAI
itta, reads ‘1 mys 2 ‘from the cave which is in ibeah.’ J. A. SELBIE.
MAASAI (wyp; B Μαασαιά, A Magal, Lue. Maacel).—The name of a priestly family, 1 Ch 9”.
MAASEAS (Maacalas).— The grandfather of Baruch (Bar 1?)=MAR8SEIAH (which see) of Jer 3213 51
MAASEIAH (ayvy> and ὑπ» ‘work of J”’; on the distribution of this name in different periods of Israel’s history and the inferences to be drawn therefrom, see Gray, Heb. Proper Names, 181, 293).—41. A priest of the sons of Jeshua, who had married a foreign wife, Ezr 1018, called in 1 Es 919 Mathelas. 2. A priest, of the sons of Harim, who had comn.:tted the same offence, Ezr 10“. Foreign wives had been taken also by 3, 4. a priest, of the sons of Pashhur, Ezr 102, ealled in 1 Es 953 Massias, and a layman, of the sons of Pahath- moab, v.*. 5, The father of Azariah who helped to rebuild the wall, Neh 3%. 6, One of those who stood upon the right hand of Ezra at the reading of the law, Neh 8“, called in 1 Es 9* Baalsamus. 7. One of those who expounded the law to the
ple, Neh 87, called in 1 Es 9 Maiannas. He 18. perhaps the same as the preceding. 8. One of those who sealed the covenant, Neh 10%. 9, A Judahite family name, Neh 11°, in 1Ch 95 Asaiah. 10. A Benjamite family name, Neh 11’. 11, 12. Two priests (B om.), Neh 12%, 13. A priest in the time of Zedekiah, Jer 211 29% 35* 378. 18, The father of the false prophet Zedekiah, Jer 297, 15. A Levitical singer mentioned upon the occasion of David’s bringing up the ark from the house of Obed-edom, 1 Ch 1518: 16, One of the captains who assisted Jehoiada in the overthrow of Athaliah, 2 Ch 234. 17. An officer (wwe) of Uzziah, 2 Ch 26", 18, A son of Ahaz slain by Zichri the Ephraimite, 2 Ch 287, 19, Governor of Jerusalem under Josiah, 2 Ch 348. 20. In 1 Ch 6 Baaseiah (n;2y3) appears to be a textual error for Maaseiah (axxv>), by a not infrequent confusion between 3 and Ὁ. J. A. SELBIE.