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| Mesha | |
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.jpg) Mesha Stele in the Louvre Museum | |
| Reign | fl. 9th Century BC |
| House | Moabites |
| Father | Chemosh-yat |
King Mesha (Moabite: 𐤌𐤔𐤏, vocalized as: Mōšáʿ;[1] Hebrew: מֵישַׁע Mēšaʿ) was a king of Moab in the 9th century BC, known most famously for having the Mesha Stele inscribed and erected at Dibon, Jordan. In this inscription he calls himself "Mesha, son of Kemosh-[...], the king of Moab, the Dibonite."
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