Topic
Maktesh
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Zephaniah 1:11Easton · Smith · Nave A district where merchants traded
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A district where merchants traded Zep 1:11
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.