MAHALATH.—
1.
See
Basemath,
No.
1.—
2.
Wife
of
MAHOL.—
The
father
of
Ethan
the
Ezrahite,
Heman,
Rehoboam,
2
Ch
1V».
3.
See
Psalmb,
p.
772«.
MAHALATH
LEANNOTH.—
See
Psalms,
p.
772».
MAHAKAIM
('two
camps'
or
'two
hosts'
[if
the
Heb.
word
is
really
a
dual,
which
is
very
doubtful]).
—
An
important
city
E.
of
Jordan
on
the
frontier
of
Gad
and
Manasseh
(Jos
la^s-
'»);
it
was
a
Levltical
city
within
the
territory
of
Gad
(Jos
2V'-
">).
It
was
clearly
N.
of
the
Jabbok,
as
Jacob
travelling
S.
reached
it
first
(Gu
32«-
^).
Here
Abner
made
Ish-bosheth,
son
of
Saul,
king
(2
S
28),
and
here
David
took
refuge
from
his
rebel
son
Absalom
(2
S
172*-"
ig'^i).
Solomon
put
Abinadab
in
authority
in
this
city
(1
K
4»).
There
is
apparently
a
reference
to
Mahanaim
in
Ca
6'8
(see
RV
and
AVm).
The
site
of
Mahanaim
is
quite
uncertain.
A
trace
of
the
name
appears
to
linger
in
Mahneh,
the
name
of
a
mass
of
ruins
in
the
Jebd
Ajlttn
N.W.
of
the
village
AjlUn.
Merrill
suggests
a
ruin
called
SuleikJiat
in
the
Wady
AjlUn,
near
its
entrance
to
the
Jordan
valley;
others
consider-
the
site
of
Jerash,
which
is
first
mentioned,
as
Gerasa,
in
the
time
of
Alexander
Jannseus,
as
a
likely
spot
for
so
prominent
and,
apparently,
so
attractive
a
city.
E.
W.
G.
Masterman.
MAHANEH-DAN
(Jg
13"
IS").—
The
locality
of
this
spot
is
given
in
these
two
passages
as
'behind
Kiriath-jearim,'
and
as
'between
Zorah
and
Eshtaol.'
In
the
former
passage
we
are
told
that
'the
Spirit
of
Jehovah
began
to
move
Samson
in
the
camp
of
Dan
between
Zorah
and
Eshtaol';
in
the
latter
passage
the
derivation
of
the
name
is
given
as
the
place
where
the
last
encampment
of
the
band
of
600
Danite
warriors
took
place,
before
they
set
out
on
their
expedition
to
Laish.
'The
exact
position
of
the
spot
has
not
been
identified,
as
the
site
of
Eshtaol
(wh.
see)
is
not
known
with
certainty.
T.
A.
Moxon.
MAHARAI.—
One
of
David's
thirty
heroes
(2
S
2328,
1
Ch
11'");
according
to
1
Ch
271=,
of
the
family
of
Zerah,
and
captain
of
the
Temple
guard
for
the
tenth
monthly
course.
MAHATH.
—
1.
The
eponym
of
a
Kohathite
family
(1
Ch
6"5,
2
Ch
29");
perhaps
to
be
identified
with
Ahimoth
of
1
Ch
6^.
2.
A
Levite
in
the
time
of
Hezekiah
(2
Ch
31").
MAHAVITE,
THE.—
TheEVdesignationin
ICh
11"
of
Eliel,
one
of
David's
heroes.
The
MT
should
prob.
be
emended
to
read
'the
Mahanaimite.'
MAHAZIOTH.—
The
Hemanite
chief
of
the
23rd
course
of
singers
(1
Ch
25'-
'").
MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ
(
'spoil
speedeth,
prey
hasteth').
Is
8'-
'.
—
A
symbolical
name
given
to
one
of
Isaiah's
sons
to
signify
the
speedy
destruction
of
the
power
of
the
allied
kings
Rezin
and
Pekah
by
the
king
of
Assyria.
MAHLAH.
—
1.
One
of
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad
(wh.
see),
Nu
26"
27'
36",
Jos
17'.
2.
One
of
the
sons
of
Hammolecheth,
1
Ch
7".
MAHLI.—
In
Ex
6",
Nu
3^,
1
Ch
24i».
2«,
it
is
the
name
of
a
son
of
Merari,
Levi's
youngest
son.
In
1
Ch
2328
248"
a
son
of
Mushi,
Mahli's
brother,
bears
the
same
name.
Ezr
8'8
speaks
of
'a
man
of
discre-tion
(see
Ish-sechel),
of
the
sons
of
Mahli
.
.
.
and
Sherebiah,'
etc.
1
Es
8"
[Mooli]
drops
'
and,'
thus
identi-fying
this
son
of
Mahli
with
Sherebiah.
In
Nu
388
2688
Mahli's
descendants
are
called
'the
family
of
the
Mahlites.'
According
to
1
Ch
23!=,
these
Mahlltes
were
descended
from
the
daughters
of
Eleazar,
the
elder
son
of
the
MahU
mentioned
in
Ex
6".
Eleazar
left
no
male
offspring.
Their
cousins,
the
sons
of
Kish,
therefore
took
them
in
marriage,
and
prevented
the
extinction
of
their
father's
name.
Chalcol,
and
Darda
(1
K
48'),
who
are
mentioned
as
famous
for
their
wisdom
,
though
surpassed
in
this
respect
'
by
Solomon.
Apparently,
then,
Mahol
is
a
proper
name,
but
it
is
also
found
in
Ps
149=
ISO"
(EV
tr.
'dance')
amongst
instruments
of
music,
so
that
the
four
wise
men
mentioned
above
may
really
be
described
as
'sons
of
music'
in
which
case
their
wisdom
may
have
consisted
chiefly
in
their
skill
in
the
composition
of
hymns.
T.
A.
MoxoN.
MAHSEIAH.—
Grandfather
of
Baruch
and
Seraiah
(Jer
32"
Sl's);
called
in
Bar
l'
Maaseas.
MAIANNAS
(1
Es
9")
=Maaseiah,
Neh
8'.
MAIL.
—
See
ARMOtin,
2
(c).
MAINSAIL.—
See
Ships
and
Boats.
MAEAZ.
—
A
town
on
the
W.
slopes
of
Judah
(1
K
4«).
The
LXX
reading,
Michmash,
is
impossible.
The
site
has
not
been
recovered.
W.
Ewinq.
MAKE.—
In
Jg
188
'to
make'
means
'to
do'—
'
What
raakest
thou
in
this
place?
'
In
Jn
8*8
'
Whom
makest
thou
thyself?',
and
Jn
19'
'He
made
himself
the
Son
of
God,'
'make'
means
'pretend
to
be';
cf.
Jos
8>8
'Joshua
and
all
Israel
made
as
if
they
were
beaten.'
This
is
the
meaning
also
in
2
S
13'
'Lay
thee
down
on
thy
bed,
and
make
thyself
sick.'
In
Ezk
17"
'Neither
shall
Pharaoh
with
his
mighty
army
and
great
company
make
for
him
in
the
war,'
'make
for'
means
'assist.'
MAKED.
—
A
'strong
and
great'
city
in
Gilead
(1
Mao
5^8.
36).
The
site
is
unknown.
MAKHELOTH
(Nu
SS^s-
»).-
One
of
the
twelve
'stations'
of
the
children
of
Israel
(Nu
33«8f);
unknown.
MAKKEDAH.
—
A
Canaanite
royal
city
in
the
ShephBlah,
where
the
five
kings
of
the
Canaanites,
defeated
by
Joshua
at
Gibeon,
and
chased
by
Israel
down
the
valley
by
way
of
Beth-horon
and
Azekah,
took
refuge
in
a
cave
(Jos
lO'"-
'•''•),
whence,
later,
by
Joshua's
orders,
they
were
brought
forth
and
slain.
The
city
was
taken
and
the
inhabitants
put
to
the
sword.
Azekah
has
not
been
identified,
but
in
Jos
15"
it
is
named
with
Gederoth,
Beth-dagon,
and
Naamah,
wliich
may
be
identified
with
the
modern
Katrah,
Dajun,
and
Na'
aneh.
In
this
district
the
name
Makkedah
has
not
been
found,
but
Warren
and
Conder
agree
in
suggesting
d-Mughar,
'the
cave,'
as
the
most
likely
spot.
The
rock-quarrjring
and
tombs
mark
an
ancient
site,
and
caves
are
found
in
no
other
place
where
Makkedah
might
be
located.
It
Ues
on
the
N.
of
wady
Surar,
about
15
miles
S.
of
Jaffa.
The
Ono-maslicon
places
it
about
7
miles
E.
of
Eleutheropolis
(Belt
Jibrln),
a
position
hardly
to
be
reckoned
within
the
Shephelah.
W.
Ewing.
MAKTESH.
—
The
name
of
a
locality
mentioned
only
in
Zeph
1"
as
'the
Phoenician
quarter'
(?)
of
Jerusalem.
The
word
denotes
a
mortar,
and
presuma-bly
was
given
to
the
place
because
it
was
basin-shaped.
If
so,
a
part
of
the
Tyropceon
valley
has
as
good
a
claim
as
any
other
locality
to
be
regarded
as
what
is
referred
to.
Certainly
the
Mt.
of
Olives
is
but
a
precarious
conjecture.
W.
F.
Cobb.
MALACHI.—
1.
Author.—
The
Book
of
Malachi
raises
a
question
of
authorship
which
cannot
be
answered
with
certainty.
Who
was
the
author?
Was
his
name
Malachi?
A
priori,
it
might
be
supposed
that
the
author
of
the
last
book
of
prophecy
in
the
OT
Canon
would
be
sufficiently
well
known
to
have
his
name
attached
to
his
work.
If
the
name
appeared
with
the
book
(especially
if
the
name
was
Ezra,
as
the
Targum
asserts),
it
could
scarcely
have
been
lost
or
forgotten
before
the
'Minor
Prophets'
were
collected,
and
the
Canon
of
the
Prophets
was
closed.
It
is,
however,
doubtful
whether
Malachiis
the
personal
name
of
the
prophet.^
The
word,
as
it
appears
in
the
