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Place Old Testament

Mareal

Also known as Mareal =ESV; Maralah =NIV, KJV

Mareal, a place mentioned in describing the border of the territory of Zebulun (Joshua 19:11). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:11.

Why it matters. A place on the border of Zebulun

Primary passages
Location
32.697, 35.242 (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 Mareal

Mareal is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:11, as part of the description of the border of the territory allotted to the tribe of Zebulun. The verse states that the border "went up to Mareal and reached to Dabbesheth, then to the brook that is east of Jokneam." The location is not provided in the Bible.

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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.