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Masaloth

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Μαισαλώθ v. r. Μεσσαλώθ ), a place in Arbela, which Bacchides and Alcimus besieged and captured on their way from Gilgal to Juduea (1 Maccabees 9:2). Josephus, in his parallel account, omits the name (Ant. 12:11, 1); but a trace of the name is thought by Robinson (Researches, 2:398) to be found in the "steps" (מְסַלּוֹת, mresilloth') or terraces (as in 2 Chronicles 9:11), in connection with the remarkable caverns besieged by Herod near Arbela (Josephus, War, 1:16, 4), now Kulat ibn-Maon. (See ARBELA).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Masaloth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/masaloth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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