Bible Location

Moresheth-gath

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Moresheth-gath was the home-region of Micah in the Judahite lowlands near Gath. It is important because it gives one of Israel's prophets a very specific local horizon shaped by border pressures. First appears in Mic 1:14.1

Coordinates

31.60, 34.90

First appears

Mic 1:14

AI summary: Moresheth-gath matters because prophetic speech is rooted in vulnerable local communities as well as in national crisis. The place belongs to the Shephelah world that shaped Micah's vision of justice and judgment.1

Latitude

31.60

Longitude

34.90

Bible references

1