Mearah
Mearah, a place near Sidon, mentioned in the description of the land yet to be conquered by the Israelites.
The name Mearah means “den; cave; making empty”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location only mentioned at Joshua 13:4; only referred to as Mearah (מְעָרָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Jezzine
- Certainty
- Possible (38% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 33.540° N, 35.584° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מְעָרָהMearah
Mentions
- …to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;