Lexical Definition

‎מוֹרֶשֶׁת גַּת‎ Môwresheth Gath (mo-reh'-sheth gath) Moresheth-gath ^N:N--L
from ‎יָרַשׁ‎ and ‎גַּת‎; possession of Gath

Moresheth-gath.

• § Moresheth-gath = "possession of Gath"
• Moresheth-Gath, a place in Palestine

1) a place apparently in the neighbourhood of Gath and probably the home of the prophet Micah

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Also see: גַּת

‎מוֺרֶ֫שֶׁת‎ proper name, of a location apparently in neighbourhood of Gath Mic 1:14 (‎גַּת‎ vocative, according to We; > most, who render M. of Gath); probably home of prophet Micah, see following

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Moresheth • Hometown of the prophet Micah in Judah

Moresheth was the hometown of the prophet Micah, located in Judah.

• A location near Mareshah מַרְאֵשָׁה first mentioned at Jer.26.18;
• referred to as Moresheth מוֹרֶשֶׁת גַּת, or Moresheth (KJV= Moreshethite) מוֹרַשְׁתִּי.
  

Moresheth, also known as Moresheth-gath, was a town in Judah and the hometown of the prophet Micah (Mic. 1:1). It was located near the Philistine city of Gath (Mic. 1:14). The prophet Micah, who prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (Mic. 1:1), was from Moresheth. Jeremiah mentions a prophecy of Micah of Moresheth that was given during the reign of Hezekiah (Jer. 26:18).

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