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MICAH

(Heb. mîḵâ) (also MICA, MICAIAH)

1. A man of the Ephraimite hill country, living during the period of the judges, whose story explains the founding of the shrine and city of Dan (Judg. 17–18). According to the story, Micah stole 1100 pieces of silver from his mother. Upon return of the silver, she dedicated 200 pieces to the Lord and gave them to Micah to make a molten and a graven image. Micah also made a shrine where he set up the images along with teraphim and an ephod (Judg. 17:1-5). He consecrated one of his sons to be a priest. Later, a young Levite from Bethlehem, who was sojourning in Micah’s home, became Micah’s priest. Micah paid him wages and adopted him as his own son (Judg. 17:7-12). After a while, five Danites, who were searching for a place for the clan to settle, lodged at Micah’s house. They sought guidance from his priest, received a positive response, and departed to spy out the country of Laish (Judg. 18:2-6). When a 600-person army of Danites returned to take Laish, they stole Micah’s idols, ephod, and teraphim and persuaded the young Levite to be their priest (Judg. 18:14-20). Micah and his neighbors pursued the Danites, but found them to be too strong and turned back without a fight (Judg. 18:22-26). The Danites conquered Laish, changed the name of the city to Dan, and set up a shrine there with Micah’s cultic objects (Judg. 18:27-31).

2. The son of Shimei and the father of Reaiah; a Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:5).

3. The son of Meribbaal (Mephibosheth) and grandson of Jonathan; a Benjaminite (1 Chr. 8:33-35; 9:40-41). At 2 Sam. 9:12 he is called Mica.

4. The first son of Uzziel, a Korathite Levite (1 Chr. 23:20; 24:24-25).

5. The father of Abdon who lived before or during the reign of Josiah, king of Judah (2 Chr. 34:20). He is the same as Micaiah in 2 Kgs. 22:12.

6. Micah of Moresheth, a Judahite prophet during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He is the 8th-7th century b.c.e. prophet whose words are recorded in the book of Micah (Jer. 26:18; Mic. 1:1).

Terry W. Eddinger

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MICAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)