Biblical place

Where was Mareshah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Maresha.

First appears in Joshua 15:44 · 3 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9, 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin. Modern identification: Tel Maresha.

Mareshah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Maresha. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:44 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Bethlehem

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 65 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mareshah today

Travel to Mareshah, the modern-day Tel Maresha.

Mareshah is commonly identified with Tel Maresha, 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.

Mareshah 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.

Modern orientation

Tel Maresha

31.593°N · 34.898°E

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