MOZA (mō'za, Heb. môtsâh, sunrise)
A man of Judah, of the family of Hezron, the house of Caleb (1Chr.2.46).A descendant of Jonathan (1Chr.8.36-1Chr.8.37).
MOZAH (mō'za, Heb.
môtsâh). A town of Benjamin (
Josh.18.26). Its site is not certain: Qaloniyeh, about four and two-thirds miles (eight km.) NW of Jerusalem on the road to Jaffa, has been suggested
MOZA mō’ zə (
מוֹצָ֖א, LXX
Μωσα, Μουσα, Μαισα, Ιωσα(
ν,
G3708), meaning
offspring). Masculine personal name. 1. A son of Caleb by Ephah his concubine (
1 Chron 2:46).
2. A descendant of Saul (1 Chron 8:36, 37; 9:42, 43).
MOZAH mō’ zə (
הַמֹּצָֽה). One of the towns belonging to the tribe of Benjamin (
Josh 18:26). The locality is uncertain. It prob. was a royal pottery, because the name is stamped on the handles of vessels excavated at Jericho and Tell en-Nasbeh. According to some scholars, the site is at or near the Arab village of Qaluniya, 4 m. NW of Jerusalem on the road to Tel Aviv (S. Cohen). The ancient name may survive in Ḥirbet beit Mizzah, and has been adopted by the Jewish colony of Moşah W of Qaluniya (Qālūnjeh). For the name, cf.
1 Chronicles 2:46.
Bibliography
J. Simons, Geographical and Topographical Texts of the Old Testament, Leiden (1959), 176f.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
(motsah):
(1) Son of Caleb and Ephah (1Ch 2:46).
(2) A descendant of Saul (1Ch 8:36,37; 9:42,43).
A town in the territory of Benjamin named after Mizpeh and Chephirah (
Jos 18:26). It may be represented by the modern Beit Mizzeh, the heavy "ts" of the Hebrew letter (tsade) passing into the light "z" of the Arabic, a not unusual change. The name means "place of hard stone." The village lies to the North of Quloniyeh (possibly Emmaus), about 4 miles Northwest of Jerusalem.
