Marah Rabah is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 1,729 in 2017. The primary healthcare is obtained in Tuqu', where the Ministry of Health denotes the healthcare facilities as level 2.
In the 1931 census the population of Marah Rabah was counted together with Beit Fajjar, Marah Ma'alla and Umm Salamuna. The total population was 1,043, all Muslims, living in 258 houses.
In the wake of the 1948 ArabâÂÂIsraeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Marah Rabah came under Jordanian rule. In 1961, the population of Murah Rabah was 198.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Marah Rabah has been held under Israeli occupation.