|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36479" /> ==
| | |
| <p> from a root meaning "openness or boreness" (Gesenius), or ( '''''Mearah''''' ) a "cave" (Grove). A town of Judah in the hills ( Joshua 15:58-59); not far from Hebron. </p> | | Maarath <ref name="term_49221" /> |
|
| | <p> For this site Mr. Tyrwhitt Drake proposes (Quar. Statement of the "Pal. Explor. Fund," April 1874, page 76) the Mons Mardes where St. [[Euthymius]] found ruins (Acta Sanctorum, 2:306), now Khirbet Mird, near [[Mar]] Saba, on a round, isolated hill, containing the remains of an aqueduct, wells, and cisterns (Memoirs to the Ordnance Survey, 3:212); but Lieut. Conder suggests (Quar. Statement, January 1875, page 13) an ancient site near Beit Ainum, where a valley has the corresponding Arabic name, [[Wady]] el-Moghair. This latter ruin is laid down on the Ordnance Map, two miles north-east of Hebron, without any name attached. Later, however, Lieut. Conder suggests (Tent Work, 2:338) Beit Ummar, six miles north of Hebron, probably the Betumair of [[Eusebius]] (Onomast. s.v. Baalthamar). It is "a small but conspicuous village, standing on the watershed, and visible from some distance on the north. An ancient road passes through it. Halfa mile north-east is a good spring, [[Ain]] Kufin. The mosque has a small tower to it. The surrounding neighborhood is covered with brushwood" (Memoirs to Ordnance Survey, 3:303). </p> |
| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52512" /> ==
| | |
| <p> <strong> [[Maarath]] </strong> A town of Judah ( Joshua 15:59 ). Possibly the name survives in <em> Beit ’Ummâr </em> , west of Tekoa. </p>
| | == References == |
|
| |
| == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67429" /> ==
| |
| <p> City in the hill country of Judah. Joshua 15:59 . Identified with <i> Beit Ummar, </i> 31 37' N, 35 6' E . </p>
| |
|
| |
| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42094" /> ==
| |
| Joshua 15:59 Micah 1:12
| |
|
| |
| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32537" /> ==
| |
| Joshua 15:59
| |
|
| |
| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49212" /> ==
| |
| <p> (Heb. Maarath', '''''מִעֲרָת''''' , [[Desolation]] ; Sept. '''''Μααρώθ''''' , Vulg. ''Mareth'' ), a place in the mountains of Judah, mentioned between [[Gedor]] and Beth-anoth ( Joshua 15:59). De Saulcy suggests a place which he calls ''Kharbet El- Merassas'' , south-east of [[Jerusalem]] (Narrative, 2:17); and Schwarz declares it is a village called ''Magr'' , west of [[Ekron]] ( ''Palest.'' page 107): both far from the indications of the text, which require a locality north of [[Hebron]] (Keil's Comment. ad loc.). It may be represented by the ruins marked as Mersia on [[Van]] de Velde's Map (1858), on the road room Hebron to Bethlehem, about half way between Bereikut and Solomon's Pools, at Urtas; but on the second edition of his Map (1865) this place disappears, and we have in the required region unappropriated only the ruins Merina, on a little stream just north of Kufin, evidently the "ruined tower called Merrina, seen by him on the high ground south of wady Arub" (Memoir, page 247). </p>
| |
|
| |
| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5929" /> ==
| |
| <p> ''''' mā´a ''''' - ''''' rath ''''' ( מערת , <i> ''''' ma‛ărāth ''''' </i> ): A city in the hill country of Judah, mentioned between Gedor and Beth-anoth ( Joshua 15:59 ). The small village of <i> ''''' Beit ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Ummar ''''' </i> upon the watershed, a little to the West of the carriage road to Hebron and about a mile from Khirbet Jedur (Gedor), is a probable site. There are many rock tombs to its East. The village mosque is dedicated to <i> ''''' Nebi ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Matta ''''' </i> , i.e. Matthew. See <i> PEF </i> , III, 305, Sh Xxi . </p>
| |
|
| |
| ==References == | |
| <references> | | <references> |
| | | <ref name="term_49221"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/maarath+(2) Maarath from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
| <ref name="term_36479"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/maarath Maarath from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |
|
| |
| <ref name="term_52512"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/maarath Maarath from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
| |
|
| |
| <ref name="term_67429"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/maarath Maarath from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
| |
|
| |
| <ref name="term_42094"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/maarath Maarath from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
| |
|
| |
| <ref name="term_32537"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/maarath Maarath from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
| |
|
| |
| <ref name="term_49212"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/maarath Maarath from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
| |
|
| |
| <ref name="term_5929"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/maarath Maarath from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
| |
|
| |
| </references> | | </references> |
Maarath [1]
For this site Mr. Tyrwhitt Drake proposes (Quar. Statement of the "Pal. Explor. Fund," April 1874, page 76) the Mons Mardes where St. Euthymius found ruins (Acta Sanctorum, 2:306), now Khirbet Mird, near Mar Saba, on a round, isolated hill, containing the remains of an aqueduct, wells, and cisterns (Memoirs to the Ordnance Survey, 3:212); but Lieut. Conder suggests (Quar. Statement, January 1875, page 13) an ancient site near Beit Ainum, where a valley has the corresponding Arabic name, Wady el-Moghair. This latter ruin is laid down on the Ordnance Map, two miles north-east of Hebron, without any name attached. Later, however, Lieut. Conder suggests (Tent Work, 2:338) Beit Ummar, six miles north of Hebron, probably the Betumair of Eusebius (Onomast. s.v. Baalthamar). It is "a small but conspicuous village, standing on the watershed, and visible from some distance on the north. An ancient road passes through it. Halfa mile north-east is a good spring, Ain Kufin. The mosque has a small tower to it. The surrounding neighborhood is covered with brushwood" (Memoirs to Ordnance Survey, 3:303).
References
