Moresheth

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Moresheth is an ancient town in the Judean lowlands, traditionally identified as the hometown of the biblical prophet Micah.

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Moresheth canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
alsoKnownAs Moresheth-gath
associatedWith Prophet Micah
surface form: prophet Micah
associatedWithEvent Assyrian expansion in Judah
biblicalCorpus Neviim
surface form: Neviim (Prophets)
country Kingdom of Judah
surface form: ancient Kingdom of Judah
culturalContext ancient Israelite culture
describedAs town of the Shephelah
etymologyLanguage Hebrew
geopoliticalContext border zone between Judah and Philistia
hasBiblicalSignificance true
hasNameElement gath
hasReligiousHeritage biblical prophetic tradition
hasTraditionalIdentification Micah’s birthplace
historicalRegion Levant region
surface form: Southern Levant
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Shephelah
surface form: Judean lowlands

Kingdom of Judah
surface form: ancient Judah
locatedNear Philistine borderlands
mentionedIn Book of Micah
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
proximityTo Philistia
surface form: Philistine city-states
region Shephelah
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalRole geographical setting for prophetic oracles
timePeriod Iron Age
traditionalHometownOf Micah
typeOfLocation rural settlement

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Book of Micah mentionsLocation Moresheth