Moab - Wikipedia
Moab [a] (/ ˈ m oʊ æ b /) was an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
Moabites in the Bible - History and Important People - Bible Study Tools
2021年8月19日 · Both the Moabites and the Ammonites occupied the surrounding land on the eastern border of Israel, east of the Dead Sea. The land of Moab was sandwiched between two other nations, their brother tribe of Ammon in the north, and Edom in the south (descendants of Jacob’s brother Esau).
Moab | Jordan Valley, Transjordan, Iron Age | Britannica
2024年11月30日 · Moab, kingdom, ancient Palestine. Located east of the Dead Sea in what is now west-central Jordan, it was bounded by Edom and the land of the Amorites. The Moabites were closely related to the Israelites, and the two were frequently in conflict.
The Land of Moab - Bible Hub
The Land of Moab, often referred to simply as Moab, is a significant region in biblical history and theology. Located east of the Dead Sea, Moab is bordered by the Arnon River to the north and the Zered River to the south. This territory is characterized by its rugged terrain and fertile plains, which made it suitable for agriculture and livestock.
Moab - New World Encyclopedia
Moab (Hebrew: מוֹאָב — Moʾav; Greek: Μωάβ) is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in modern-day Jordan running along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In ancient times, it was home to the kingdom of the Moabites, a people …
Moab, Moabites - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway
The principal inhabited area of Moab was the plateau situated immediately E of the Dead Sea and about 4,300 ft. above the level of the Dead Sea. The core of Moab was located between the Wadi Arnon and the Wadi Zered, although during periods of national strength the extreme N to S extent of the country was a little over sixty m. in length.
Bible Map: Moab - Bible Atlas.org
Deuteronomy 32:49 "Go up into this mountain of Abarim, to Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and see the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel for a possession; Deuteronomy 34:1 Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. Yahweh ...
Moab - Bible Odyssey
Moab was a land, a people, and a kingdom located east of the Dead Sea in what is now the kingdom of Jordan. Moab as a land is first mentioned in the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II (circa 1270 B.C.E.).
Moab - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月8日 · MOAB (Heb. מוֹאָב), a land E. of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, one of Israel's neighbors in biblical times. The highland of Moab extends southward to the Zered River (Wādī al-Ḥasāʾ), eastward to the desert, and westward to the Dead Sea.
Moab - Livius
The kingdom of Moab was situated between Ammon in the north, Edom in the south, the desert in the east, and the Dead Sea in the west. It is mentioned several times in the Bible, but the oldest reference to the land is in an Egyptian inscription from the age of Ramesses II (1279-1213).