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Maroth

Maroth (Biblical Place • Shaphir • 31.744°N, 34.694°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:12 (identified with Shaphir ). It is closely linked with Micah (Old Testament • 7 Chapters): Micah (Old Testament, 7 chapters). Key figures: Micah, Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth , Lachish . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Sa..."

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Nahor (Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug ): Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 22 , Genesis 24 ) Meraioth (Generation 33 • Child of Zerahiah ): Meraioth is a biblical figure in Generation 33, child of Zerahiah , parent of Amariah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:6 , 6:52 , Ezra 7:3-4 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 9 , Ezra 7 ) Ithamar (Generation 27 • Child of Aaron ): ( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Exodus 28 , Exodus 38 ) Enoch (Generation 7 • Messianic Line • Child of Jared ): Enoch is a biblical figure in Generation 7 of the Messianic Line, child of Jared , parent of Methuselah . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:23 ) (mentioned in Genesis 4 , Genesis 5 , 1 Chronicles 1 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Maroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:12 (identified with Shaphir ).) Maarath (now Bayt Ummar. Referenced in Josh 15:59 .) Moseroth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:30 , Num 33:31 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).) Makheloth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:25 , Num 33:26 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Micah 1:12 : "For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem ."; 2 Chronicles 14:9 : "And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah ."; 2 Chronicles 14:10 : "Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah .". Related canonical books and chapters: Micah (Old Testament • 7 Chapters), Micah 1 ( Micah • Chapter 1 (16 verses)), Ruth (Old Testament • 4 Chapters).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Maroth
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Shaphir • 31.744°N, 34.694°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Mic 1:12 (identified with Shaphir ).

Micah
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 7 Chapters

Micah (Old Testament, 7 chapters). Key figures: Micah, Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth , Lachish . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Sa..."

Micah 1
99% Chapter
Micah • Chapter 1 (16 verses)

The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem . Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord f... Mentions: Micah , Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth .

Nahor
80% Messianic Line
Generation 18 • Messianic Line • Child of Serug

Nahor is a biblical figure in Generation 18 of the Messianic Line , child of Serug , parent of Terah . ( Genesis 11:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:34-35 , Genesis 11:24-25 )

Meraioth
78% Gen 33
Generation 33 • Child of Zerahiah

Meraioth is a biblical figure in Generation 33, child of Zerahiah , parent of Amariah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:6 , 6:52 , Ezra 7:3-4 )

Ithamar
78% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 24:1 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Enoch
77% Messianic Line
Generation 7 • Messianic Line • Child of Jared

Enoch is a biblical figure in Generation 7 of the Messianic Line , child of Jared , parent of Methuselah . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:23 )

Lot
77% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Haran

( Genesis 11:27 ) Lot and his family were the only ones saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:29 )

Jared
77% Messianic Line
Generation 6 • Messianic Line • Child of Mahalalel

Jared is a biblical figure in Generation 6 of the Messianic Line , child of Mahalalel , parent of Enoch . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:2 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:20 )

Maarath
75% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.621°N, 35.102°E

now Bayt Ummar. Referenced in Josh 15:59 .

Moseroth
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Hor 1 • 30.317°N, 35.407°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:30 , Num 33:31 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).

Maath
72% Messianic Line
Generation 62 • Messianic Line • Child of Mattathias

Maath is a biblical figure in Generation 62 of the Messianic Line , child of Mattathias , parent of Naggai . ( Luke 3:26 )

Mahath
72% Gen 37
Generation 37 • Child of Amasai

Mahath is a biblical figure in Generation 37, child of Amasai , parent of Elkanah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:35 )

Maacah
70% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Mother:Reumah ( Genesis 22:24 )

Ruth
70% Old Testament
Old Testament • 4 Chapters

Ruth (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Judah , Boaz , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar . Key places: Moab , Tamar 2 , Hezron . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to so..."

Seth
69% Messianic Line
Generation 2 • Messianic Line • Child of Adam

Seth is a biblical figure in Generation 2 of the Messianic Line , child of Adam , parent of Enosh . ( Genesis 4:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:1 , Luke 3:38 , Genesis 5:8 )

Shem
69% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Becorath
69% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Rapha (or Aphiah?)

Becorath is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Rapha (or Aphiah ?), parent of Zeror . ( 1 Samuel 9:1 )

Kohath
68% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:29 ).

Makheloth
68% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Hor 1 • 30.317°N, 35.407°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:25 , Num 33:26 (identified with Mount Hor 1 ).

Abram/Abraham
67% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Peleg
66% Messianic Line
Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

Eber (or Heber)
66% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Malachi
66% Old Testament
Old Testament • 4 Chapters

Malachi (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Levi , Judah , Moses . Key places: Esau, Edom, Jerusalem , Horeb . Opens with: "The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi...."

Naioth
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mizpah 3 • 31.833°N, 35.180°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 19:18 , 1 Sam 19:19 , 1 Sam 19:22 , 1 Sam 19:23 , 1 Sam 20:1 (identified with Mizpah 3 ).

Eloth
65% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Elath • 29.529°N, 35.006°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 9:26 , 2 Chr 8:17 , 2 Chr 26:2 (identified with Elath ).

Mark
64% New Testament
New Testament • 16 Chapters

Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."

Aaron
64% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron, and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Harod
64% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.550°N, 35.356°E

now Ein Harod. Referenced in Judg 7:1 , 2 Sam 23:25 , 1 Chr 11:27 .

Serug
64% Messianic Line
Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu

Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line , child of Reu , parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 )

Gaham
64% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Mother:Reumah ( Genesis 22:24 )

Jephunneh
64% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Hazeroth
64% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 28.917°N, 34.500°E

~. Referenced in Num 11:35 , Num 12:16 , Num 33:17 , Num 33:18 , Deut 1:1 .

Perez
63% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Caleb
63% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

מָרָה
mara
H4784 Hebrew
to rebel, be contentious, disobey

to rebel, be contentious, disobey. To be contentious, resist authority, rebel against divine command; chronic sin of Israel in wilderness (Meribah).

Scripture Passages (24)

Micah 1:12 (KJV)
Micah 1 KJV

For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem .

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah .

Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah .

The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

And Maarath , and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon ; six cities with their villages:

And they departed from Kibroth–hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth .

And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel , that he may go up and fall at Ramoth –gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

And they took them wives of the women of Moab ; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth : and they dwelled there about ten years.

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Soco , and all the land of Hepher :

And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish , and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

And they removed from Makheloth , and encamped at Tahath .

The son of Zuph , the son of Elkanah , the son of Mahath , the son of Amasai ,

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

And when they came to Marah , they could not drink of the waters of Marah , for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

And the son of Shammai was Maon : and Maon was the father of Beth–zur.

The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari , the son of Levi .

And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

And they departed from Hashmonah , and encamped at Moseroth .

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