Maarath Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Maarath, a town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:59).
Maarath
PlaceA town in the hill country of Judah
Names
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Maarath
den; making empty; watching
- he מַעֲרָת · H4638
- bg Маарат
Location
Mentioned in (1)
SDA Books (3)
Awaiting permission to publishLinked through an explicitly cited Bible passage
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2 2SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 6 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 4 4SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 2 bibliographic references from the official index
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SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 6 6SDABC Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 1 bibliographic references from the official index
Maarath Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Maarath appears in the Bible only once as one of the towns in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:59). It is listed among the cities allocated to the tribe of Judah during the distribution of the Promised Land. The town appears in a group of settlements that were located in the central hill country region of Judah's territory.
The exact location of Maarath remains uncertain, but its listing among other hill country towns suggests it was situated in the mountainous region between Jerusalem and Hebron. No archaeological site has been definitively identified as ancient Maarath.
Maarath Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:59), probably the modern village Beit Ummar, 6 miles north of Hebron.
Sources: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0, ae60c0c) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Maarath@Jos.15.59) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, maarath_745)