First Chronicles 8:9 mentions this Mesha as a Benjamite who fathered children in Moab. The name appears to mean 'deliverance' or 'salvation,' though the Greek transliteration Misa shows some uncertainty about pronunciation. This is a different Mesha from the famous Moabite king of 2 Kings 3. The genealogical context places him among the descendants of Benjamin who had connections to Moabite territory, suggesting cross-border family ties in the Transjordan region.