Biblical place

Where was Mephaath?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Umm ar Rasas.

First appears in Joshua 13:18 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Umm ar Rasas.

Mephaath is represented in the local geography layer as Umm ar Rasas. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 13:18 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Jordan

About 45 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 61 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 72 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 72 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mephaath today

Travel to Mephaath, the modern-day Umm ar Rasas.

Mephaath is commonly identified with Umm ar Rasas, 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.

Mephaath 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

Umm ar Rasas

31.500°N · 35.920°E

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