Mearah

A location between Tyre and Sidon included in a list of places that the Israelites had yet been unable to conquer.

About Mearah

Region of Palestine that the Israelites had not possessed (Jos 13:4, niv “Arah”). Its location is uncertain. Suggestions include the district of caves (Mearah means “cave”) near Sidon called Mughar Jezzin, and the towns Khirbet ‘Arah and Mogheiriyeh.

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Key References

Joshua 13:4

to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;

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Joshua 13:4

to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;