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    Mephaath

    מֵיפַ֫עַת

    Mephaath, a Levitical city in the territory of Reuben (Joshua 13:18; 21:37; 1Ch.6.79), later mentioned in a prophecy against Moab (Jeremiah 48:21).

    Where the story of Mephaath happensWhere the gazetteer locates Mephaath, framed to them: Mephaath. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Mephaath
    Where the gazetteer locates Mephaath
    verses
    4
    first named
    Joshua 13:18
    last named
    Jeremiah 48:21
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.50°N · 35.92°E
    settlement31.50°N · 35.92°E

    Umm ar Rasas (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 3 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Mephaath in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mephaath was a city located in the territory of Reuben, east of the Dead Sea (Joshua 13:18). It was designated as a Levitical city, given to the Merarite clan (Joshua 21:37; 1Ch.6.79). The Levites were assigned cities throughout Israel to live in and serve the people. In later history, Mephaath appears to have come under Moabite control, as it is mentioned in Jeremiah's prophecy against Moab (Jeremiah 48:21). The exact location of Mephaath is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated in the plateau region east of the Dead Sea.

    Relations

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 3 books.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      13:1821:37

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      6:79

    3. Jeremiah1 verse

      48:21

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimBaal-meonMoabite town, allotted to Reuben, later retaken by Moab.via Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimBeth-gamulMoabite town mentioned in Jeremiah's prophecy against Moab.via Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimBezerLevitical city of refuge in Reubenvia Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimDiblathaimA place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings.via Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimDibonMoabite city, allotted to Gad, later possessed by Moab.via Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimHolonA city in Moabvia Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimJahazA town in Moab, site of Israelite victoriesvia Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimJudgmentJudgment is a concept gathering 81 labelled instances in the text.via Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimKiriathaimA Moabite city, later allotted to Reuben

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