Mephaath
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Umm ar Rasas (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.500° N, 35.920° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 13:18 |
Mephaath is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Umm ar Rasas (medium confidence; 2 other proposals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Umm ar Rasas | medium (47%) | 31.500° N, 35.920° E |
| Tell Jawah | very low (10%) | 31.857° N, 35.932° E |
| Khirbet Nefaah | very low (5%) | 31.867° N, 35.930° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 13:18And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Joshua 21:37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 48:21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,Judgment has come upon the high plain— upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
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.