Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.

The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.

And Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the Valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

I will again bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah; the glory of Israel shall come to Adullam.