Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
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Glossary
- Asa Person
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Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah.
- Mareshah Place
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Possession, a city in the plain of Judah ( John. 15:44 ). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian ( 2 Chr. 14:9 , 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin. Modern identification: Tel Maresha.
- Valley of Zephathah Place
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Biblical special. Modern identification: Wadi Safiyeh.