Moresheth-gath

Town or city mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, most often in Micah.

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Where it appears

Micah (2), Jeremiah (1)

Key verses

• Jeremiah 26:18 first mention — Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
• Micah 1:1 — The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
• Micah 1:14 — Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.

Nearby places

• Achzib 4 km
• Libnah 4 km
• Ether 4 km
• Mareshah 5 km
• Shephelah 8 km
• Azekah 8 km
• Socoh 8 km
• Adullam 8 km

Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.