Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Maroth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Qufin.

First appears in Micah 1:12 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Bitterness; i. e., “perfect grief”, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1:12). Modern identification: Khirbet Qufin.

Maroth is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Qufin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Micah 1:12 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Maroth today

Travel to Maroth, the modern-day Khirbet Qufin.

Maroth 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.

Maroth 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

Khirbet Qufin

31.621°N · 35.114°E

Key passages

Appears in

Micah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention