Topic
Maarath
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Joshua 15:59Easton · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Judah
And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:59), probably the modern village Beit Ummar, 6 miles north of Hebron.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
ma'-a-rath (ma`arath): A city in the hill country of Judah, mentioned between Gedor and Beth-anoth (Jos 15:59). The small village of Beit Ummar upon the watershed, a little to the West of the carriage road to Hebron and about a mile from Khirbet Jedur (Gedor), is a probable site. There are many rock tombs to its East. The village mosque is dedicated to Nebi Matta, i.e. Matthew. See P E F, III, 305, Sh XXI.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:59
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.