Biblical place
Where was Mareshah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Maresha.
First appears in Joshua 15:44 · 3 books · 5 chapters
Overview
Possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9, 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin. Modern identification: Tel Maresha.
Mareshah is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Maresha. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:44 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention