Maralah

Maralah is a single-mention place name appearing as a boundary point on the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun. It surfaces in Joshua's allotment record, where the border of Zebulun runs westward through it on its way toward Dabbesheth and the brook before Jokneam.

A Landmark on Zebulun's Border

The third lot in the post-conquest allotments fell to Zebulun. The line of the inheritance is traced by named landmarks. "And the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid; and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam" (Joshua 19:10-11).

Maralah sits between Sarid and Dabbesheth on the westward leg of the boundary description. It is one of the geographic markers used to fix Zebulun's territorial portion among the twelve allotments.