Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Maroth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Qufin.

First appears in Micah 1:12 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Bitterness; i. e., “perfect grief”, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1:12). Modern identification: Khirbet Qufin.

Maroth is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Qufin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Micah 1:12 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Micah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention