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MEROM

(Heb. mērôm)

The “waters” or spring near which a coalition of Canaanite kings under the leadership of Jabin of Hazor gathered to fight Joshua and the Israelites (Josh. 11:5, 7). A major city in Upper Galilee, Merom is first mentioned in the annals of Thutmose III, Rameses II, and Tiglath-pileser III. The identification of Merom is uncertain. Traditionally, it has been identified with Meiron at the base of Jebel Jarmaq. Recent excavations, however, have indicated that Meiron was founded in the Hellenistic period, ruling out an identification with Canaanite Merom. Some suggest an identification with Tell el-Khirbeh (190275), a large Canaanite tell E of Hazor and N of the previously uninhabited wooded region which was heavily settled by early Israelites.

Ronald A. Simkins






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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