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MAARATH

MAARATH a city of Judah situated in the mountains, mentioned only in the list in the book of Joshua (15.59). Reland (Palaest. s. v. p. 879) suggests that a lofty mountain, Mardes, near the Dead Sea, may have derived its name from this city.

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