Places in the Bible · Settlement

Mephaath

Mephaath is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is Umm ar Rasas. The name means “appearance, or force, of waters.”

Where is Mephaath?

Approx. 31.4997, 35.9197 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
Umm ar RasassettlementMedium
Tell JawahsettlementMedium
Khirbet NefaahsettlementLow

Mephaath in the Bible dictionary

Splendour, a Levitical city (Josh. 21:37) of the tribe of Reuben (13:18).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Mephaath

  • Joshua 13:18

    And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

  • Joshua 21:37

    Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:79

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

  • Jeremiah 48:21

    And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,