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.
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Where it sits on the map
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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention