Mareal
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Maralah |
| Most likely | Tell Thorah (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.654° N, 35.169° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 19:11 |
Mareal is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tell Thorah (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tell Thorah | medium (48%) | 32.654° N, 35.169° E |
| Tell el Ghaltah | very low (10%) | 32.683° N, 35.174° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:11And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid. It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.