Moab Moab (Arnon) A river and wadi of eastern Palestine, known in modern times in Arabic as Wadi al-Mawjib. The Hebrew name means perhaps "noisy," a term which well-describes the latter part of the course of the river. Its length is about 45 miles, from its rise in the desert to its entrance into the Dead Sea. It spreads out to a breadth of 100 feet here and there, but for the most part is narrow; and though low in summer, in the rainy winter season it is in places 8 or 10 feet deep. It runs at first northwesterly, but afterward its course becomes westerly. Its striking feature is the steepness and narrowness of the ravine through which it passes shortly before it empties into the Dead Sea, opposite Ein Gedi. Between the lofty limestone hills, which cause this precipitous descent, and the sea, the river expands into a shallow estuary nearly 100 feet wide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arnon"
Aroer is a town on the north bank of the River Arnon to the west of the Dead Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aroer"
(Ashtar-Chemosh) A goddess worshipped by the ancient Moabites. She is mentioned on the Mesha Stele as a female counterpart to Chemosh. She may be identical with Astarte. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashtar-Chemosh"
Bamoth-Baal was an elevated point in the land of Moab ( Num. xxii. 41), which was allotted to the Tribe of Reuben ( Josh. xiii. 17). It is probably identical with the Bamoth between Nahaliel and the "valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah," mentioned in the list of stopping-places in Num. xxi. 19 et seq. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bamoth-Baal"
The Book of Ruth is a book in the Hebrew Bible known to Jews as the Tanakh and to Christians as the Old Testament. ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of Ruth"
Chemosh, was the god of the Moabites (Num. 21:29; Jer. 48:7, 13, 46). The word Chemosh meant the destroyer, subduer, or fish-god. Chemosh also means five in semitic languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chemosh"
Chemosh-nadab (in Assyrian, Kammusu-Nadbi) was king of Moab during the reign of Sennacherib. He is described on the Taylor Prism as bringing tribute to the Assyrian king during the latter's Levantine campaigns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chemosh-nadab"
In the Book of Ruth, Mahlon and Chilion were two brothers, the sons of Elimelech of the tribe of Judah and his wife Naomi. Together with their parents, they settled in the land of Moab during the period of the Israelite Judges. Mahlon married the Moabite woman Ruth while Chilion married Orpah (according to the Midrash, Ruth's sister). Elimelech and his sons all died in Moab. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chilion and Mahlon"
(Dhiban) It was also a stopping place for the Israelites during the Exodus. Referred to at that time as Dibon, or Dibon Gad at the time because it was built by Gad and Dimon ( Isaiah 15:9). Means wasting or pining. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dhiban"
A Biblical name, Eglon refers to either: ...more on Wikipedia about "Eglon"
In the Bible, Gilead (גִּלְעָד "Heap/mass of testimony/witness", Standard Hebrew Gilʿad, Tiberian Hebrew Gilʿāḏ) is the name of three persons and two geographic places. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gilead"
The heresy of Peor is an event related in the torah at Numbers 25:1-15. Back references to the event occur in Numbers 25:18 and 31:16, Deuteronomy 3.28, Joshua 22:17, Hosea 9:10; Psalm 106:28. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heresy of Peor"
Heshbon was a town in Ancient Israel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heshbon"
Kaasḥalta is mentioned in Assyrian sources as a king of Moab during the reign of Assurbanipal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kaasḥalta" shortopedia rocks.
(Kerak) :This article is about the region and castle in Jordan. For other meanings of the term Karak, see Karak (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Kerak"
In the Bible, Lot (לוֹט "Hidden, covered", Standard Hebrew Lot, Tiberian Hebrew Loṭ; Qur’anic Arabic لوط Lūṭ) was the nephew of the patriarch, Abraham or Abram. He was the son of Abraham's brother Haran. (Gen. 11:27) ...more on Wikipedia about "Lot (Biblical)"
Madaba, مادبا, is a governorate of Jordan located 25 km southwest of Amman. The governate's capital and largest city is also called Madaba, which has a population of about 60.000. Madaba is the fifth most populous town in Jordan. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of Palestine and the Nile delta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Madaba"
The Mesha Stele (popularized in the 19th century as the "Moabite Stone") is a black basalt stone, bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha, discovered in 1868. The inscription of 34 lines, the most extensive inscription ever recovered from ancient Palestine, was written in Hebrew-Phoenician characters. It was set up by Mesha, about 850 BC, as a record and memorial of his victories in his revolt against Israel, which he undertook after the death of his overlord, Ahab. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mesha Stele"
:This article is about a location in Jordan. For other instances of Moab, see Moab (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Moab"
Muẓuri was a ruler of Moab during the reigns of the Assyrian kings Esarhaddon (681-669 BCE) and Assurbanipal (669-c.627 BCE). His name may mean "the Egyptian." This name may simply be a given name or nickname; alternatively, it may be an indicator of his ethnicity (e.g., he may have been an Egyptian prince installed by the Assyrians, or his mother may have been an Egyptian wife or concubine of his predecessor on the Moabite throne). Another possibility is that he may have been given the name as a title during some campaign against Egypt (as with Roman names Germanicus, Britannicus, etc.). ...more on Wikipedia about "Muẓuri"
Naomi (נָעֳמִי "Beautiful; agreeable", Standard Hebrew Noʿomi, Tiberian Hebrew Noʿŏmî) is Ruth's mother in law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. She later renamed herself Mara. (Ruth 1:20-21): ...more on Wikipedia about "Naomi (Bible)"
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Orpah is a woman mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Mahlon. After the death of her husband, Orpah and her sister-in-law Ruth wished to go to Judea with Naomi. However, Naomi persuaded Orpah to return to her people and to her gods (Ruth i. 4 et seq.). ...more on Wikipedia about "Orpah"
Pahath-moab ( Hebrew "governor of Moab") was the ancestor of a Judahite clan that returned from the Babylonian Exile and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem. (Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30) ...more on Wikipedia about "Pahath-Moab"
Salmanu was king of Moab during the reign of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III ((ruled 745– 727 BCE). He is mentioned in a clay inscription found in Nimrud as a vassal of Assyria. Eberhard Schrader theorized that he might be identical with the Shalman who waged war on Israel and sacked Beth-arbel ( Hosea x. 14); though other scholars identify Shalman with one of the Assyrian kings named Shalmaneser. ...more on Wikipedia about "Salmanu"
(Sihon) Numbers 21:35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him remaining; and they possessed his land. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sihon"
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