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Merom

Ancient site; 7 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tell el Khirbeh.

Placesettlement0 verseslocation disputed

Not named in the Bible

The site of the waters of Merom — The settlement candidate; the BSB names only the waters, which are a separate record.

The Bible names the waters of Merom at Joshua 11:5, Joshua 11:7, and those references sit on that page.

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Tell el Khirbeh · distanceOpen in OpenStreetMap

Topical references

  • The district near the springs of the Jordan River -Joshua conquered the confederacy of kings under Jabin, king of Hazor, nearJoshua 11:5

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.