Place Old Testament
Maacah
Also known as Maacath =ESV; Maakah =NIV; Maachah, Maachathite =KJV, Maacathite =ESV; Maakathite =NIV; Maachathite, Maachathi =KJV
Maacah (Maacath), a region near Geshur (Deu.3.14; Joshua 12:5). Mentioned in 8 verses across 5 books, first at Deuteronomy 3:14.
Why it matters. A region near Geshur
- Primary passages
- Location
- 33.200, 36.500 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maacah
Maacah (or Maacath) is the name of a region near Geshur, east of the Jordan River (Deu.3.14; Joshua 12:5; 13:11, 13). The Israelites allowed the Geshurites and Maacathites to remain in the land (Joshua 13:13). Maacah is also mentioned as one of the regions from which the Ammonites hired chariots and horsemen to fight against David (2Sa.10.6, 8; 1Ch.19.7).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 8 verses across 5 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.