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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Maoch
Father of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath who took David in when Saul was hunting him. A later king of Gath, Achish son of Maacah, turns up in Solomon's time, and whether Maoch and Maacah are the same man or the name just ran in that royal house is uncertain.
Father of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath who took David in when Saul was hunting him. A later king of Gath, Achish son of Maacah, turns up in Solomon's time, and whether Maoch and Maacah are the same man or the name just ran in that royal house is uncertain.
Father of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath who sheltered David from Saul (1 Samuel 27:2). A later king of Gath also named Achish, son of Maacah, appears in Solomon's reign (1 Kings 2:39); whether Maoch and Maacah are the same figure or the name simply recurred in Gath's ruling house is uncertain.
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- 1 Samuel 27:2
