Biblical place
Where was Maarath?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Qufin.
First appears in Joshua 15:59 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:59), probably the modern village Beit Ummar, 6 miles north of Hebron. Modern identification: Khirbet Qufin.
Maarath is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Qufin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:59 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Maarath today
Travel to Maarath, the modern-day Khirbet Qufin.
Maarath is commonly identified with Khirbet Qufin, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Maarath is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention