Mearah standard
t may be represented by the modern village Mogheiriyeh, "little cave," not far from Sidon.
Where is Mearah in the Bible?
Mearah is a biblical location mentioned in Joshua 13:4 as a place near Sidon in ancient Phoenicia, in what is now Lebanon. It appears in the context of land that remained unconquered when Joshua divided Canaan among the Israelites. While the exact location is uncertain, scholars believe it may correspond to the modern village of Mogheiriyeh, whose name means "little cave," situated not far from the coastal city of Sidon. The reference to Mearah emphasizes the incomplete conquest of Canaan and the territories that lay beyond Israel's immediate control during the period of settlement.
In Scripture1 biblical book; 1 with study content
- Joshua
Mearah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)t may be represented by the modern village Mogheiriyeh, "little cave," not far from Sidon. Perhaps, however, we should find in the word the name of a Sidonian city, with the preposition min, that has suffered change in transcription. Septuagint reads "from Gaza"; but Gaza is obviously too far to the South.
mezh'-ur, Several different words in the Hebrew and Greek are rendered by "measure" in English Versions of the Bible. In Job 11:9 and Jer 13