Atlas Biblica

    place

    Mortar

    מַכְתֵּשׁ

    The Mortar was a district or valley in or near Jerusalem, mentioned in Zephaniah's prophecy.

    Where the story of Mortar happensWhere the gazetteer locates Mortar, framed to them: Mortar. 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.Mortar
    Where the gazetteer locates Mortar
    verses
    1
    first named
    Zephaniah 1:11
    last named
    Zephaniah 1:11
    feature
    district in settlement

    Description

    Mortar in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Mortar (Hebrew: maktesh) was a district or valley in or near Jerusalem, mentioned in Zephaniah's prophecy (Zeph. 1:11). The exact location is uncertain, but it may have been an area where merchants and traders conducted their business. Zephaniah prophesied that the people of the Mortar would cry out because of the destruction that would come upon them due to their sins.

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    1. Zephaniah1 verse

      1:11

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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