MAARATH a city of Judah situated in the mountains, mentioned only in the list in the book of Joshua (15.59). Reland ( Palaest. s. v. p. 879) suggests that a lofty mountain, Mardes, near the Dead Sea, may have derived its name from this city.[G.W]
den; making empty; watching ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Desolation, a place in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:59), probably the modern village Beit Ummar,...
Easton's Bible Dictionary