Moresheth-gath
Moresheth-gath
(Heb. More’sheth-Gath, , possession of Gath; Sept. , Vulg. haereditas Geth), a town of Palestine (perhaps so named from its vicinity to Gath), where the prophet Micah appears to have been born or to have resided (Mic 1:14), who was hence called a MORASTHITE (Mic 1:1; Jer 26:18). It is named by that prophet (Mic 1:13-15) in company with Lachish, Achzib, Mareshah, and other towns of the lowland district of Judah. His words, “Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath,” are explained by Ewald (Propheten, page 330) as referring to Jerusalem, and as containing an allusion to the signification of the name Moresheth, which, though not so literal as the play on those of Achzib and Mareshah, is yet tolerably obvious: “Therefore shalt thou, O Jerusalem, give compensation to Moreshethgath, itself only the possession of another city.” Hitzig (Comment. ad loc.) lately insists upon the old Jewish interpretation of the name as an appellative for some dependency of the Philistines (but see Maurer, Comment. ad loc.). Jerome (Onomast. s.v. Morasthi) places it a short distance east of Eleutheropolis, and remarks (Comment. in Mic. prol.) that it was still a moderately sized village (“haud grandis viculus”), containing a church over the tomb of Micah (Ep. ad Eustach. page 677). From these intimations Dr. Robinson (Researches, 2:423) concludes that it must have been near Mareshah, perhaps at the site of the church of Santa Haanneh, twenty minutes S.S.E. of Beit-Jibrin, close by which are the ruined foundations of a village possibly ancient. Thomson inclines to identify it with Mareshah (Land and Book, 2:360); but the sacred writer clearly distinguishes them (Mic 1:15). SEE GATH; SEE MICAH.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Moresheth-gath
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.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Moresheth Gath
(“possession of Gath”), named by Micah alone (Mic 1:14), himself a Morasthite, i.e. of Moresheth. In the shephelah or “rolling low hills” of Judah. “Thou (Jerusalem) shalt give presents to Moresheth,” begging for its help; but Maurer,” thou shalt give a writing of renunciation (renouncing all claim) to Moresheth.” “Gath” appended implies Moresherh for a time had fallen under the power of the neighboring Philistines of Gath. Ewald, “thou shalt give compensation to Moresheth itself only the possession of another city.” Gath also means a “winepress”; Moresbeth may be named Gath from the many winepresses around.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Moresheth-Gath
MORESHETH-GATH.Mic 1:14 only. It was probably the birth-place of the prophet Micah (Mic 1:1, Jer 26:18), and must have been in the Shephlah. The Onomasticon locates it east of, and near to, Eleutheropolis.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Moresheth-Gath
moresh-eth-gath, mo-resheth-gath ( , moresheth gath, inheritance or possession of Gath; Septuagint , kleronomas Geth): A place mentioned only in Mic 1:14. It must have been in the vicinity of Gath as the meaning of the name would indicate, and was the home of the prophet Micah (Mic 1:1; Jer 26:18). It was probably in the vicinity of Mareshah (Mic 1:15). Jerome, in his preface to his work on Micah, places it a little to the East of Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrn), and it would be natural to find it there if the latter place was Gath as some think. Robinson (BR, II, 68) found ruins of a village between one and two miles East of Beit Jibrn. It must have been among the foot-hills of Judah between the hill country and the Philistine plain on the route from Jerusalem to Lachish, Gaza and Egypt. Mareshah was certainly in that region, and the prophecy of Micah mentions towns and villages in the Shephelah and the Philistine country as though they were familiar to him (see HGHL and G. A. Smith, Micah, in his Minor Prophets).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Moresheth-gath
Mor’esheth-gath. (possession of Gath). A place named by the prophet, Micah. Mic 1:14. The prophet was himself, a native of a place called Moresheth.