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Mearah in the Bible.

Mearah is a town in the Bible, about 198 km (123 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Joshua 13:4.

What happened at Mearah.

A cave, a place in the northern boundary of Palestine (Josh. 13:4). This may be the cave of Jezzin in Lebanon, 10 miles east of Sidon, on the Damascus road; or probably, as others think, Mogheirizeh, north-east of Sidon.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Mearah.

  • Luz10 km south-west

The verse that names Mearah.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 13:4From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:

Questions about Mearah.

Where is Mearah in the Bible?

Mearah is a town about 198 km (123 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Mearah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Mearah in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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