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Medeba

Medeba (Biblical Place • 31.720°N, 35.792°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:30 , Josh 13:9 , Josh 13:16 , 1 Chr 19:7 , Isa 15:2 . It is closely linked with Isaiah 15 ( Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)): The burden of Moab . Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon , the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo , and over Medeba : on all t... Mentions: Moab, Kir , Dibon 1 , Nebo 1 , Medeba.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Medan (Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham ): Medan is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Abram/Abraham . ( Genesis 25:1-2 ) (mentioned in Genesis 25 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Midian (Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham): Midian is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Abram/Abraham. ( Genesis 25:1-2 ) (mentioned in Genesis 25 , Genesis 36 , Exodus 2 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Cozeba (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Cozeba is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Shelah. ( 1 Chronicles 4:22 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Medeba (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:30 , Josh 13:9 , Josh 13:16 , 1 Chr 19:7 , Isa 15:2 .) Cozeba (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:22 (identified with Achzib 1 ).) Media (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 6:2 , Est 1:3 , Est 1:14 , Est 1:18 , Est 10:2 , Isa 21:2 (identified with Ecbatana ).) Koa (http://www.answers.com/topic/mede. Referenced in Ezek 23:23 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Numbers 21:30 : "We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon , and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah , which reacheth unto Medeba ."; Joshua 13:9 : "From Aroer , that is upon the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon ;"; Joshua 13:16 : "And their coast was from Aroer , that is on the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;". Related canonical books and chapters: Isaiah 15 ( Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)), 1 Chronicles 19 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 19 (19 verses)), Joshua 13 ( Joshua • Chapter 13 (33 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Medeba
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.720°N, 35.792°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:30 , Josh 13:9 , Josh 13:16 , 1 Chr 19:7 , Isa 15:2 .

Isaiah 15
99% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)

The burden of Moab . Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon , the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo , and over Medeba : on all t... Mentions: Moab, Kir , Dibon 1 , Nebo 1 , Medeba .

1 Chronicles 19
99% Chapter
1 Chronicles • Chapter 19 (19 verses)

Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning h... Mentions: Ammon , David, Maacah , Jacob/Israel , Jericho , Mesopotamia , Syria , Zobah .

Joshua 13
99% Chapter
Joshua • Chapter 13 (33 verses)

Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, From Sihor, which is before ... Mentions: Joshua , Baal , Jacob/Israel , Manasseh , Moses , Egypt , Ekron , Mearah , Aphek 2 , Lebanon .

Numbers 21
99% Chapter
Numbers • Chapter 21 (35 verses)

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel , and took some of them prisoners. And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Esau ( Edom ), Moses , Moab , Ammon , Arad , Hormah , Edom, Egypt , Oboth .

Cozeba
79% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Achzib 1 • 31.700°N, 35.000°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:22 (identified with Achzib 1 ).

Media
76% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ecbatana • 34.798°N, 48.515°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 6:2 , Est 1:3 , Est 1:14 , Est 1:18 , Est 10:2 , Isa 21:2 (identified with Ecbatana ).

Medan
75% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham

Medan is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Abram/Abraham . ( Genesis 25:1-2 )

Midian
74% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham

Midian is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Abram/Abraham . ( Genesis 25:1-2 )

Eber (or Heber)
74% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Koa
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ecbatana • 34.798°N, 48.515°E

http://www.answers.com/topic/mede. Referenced in Ezek 23:23 .

Cozeba
72% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Cozeba is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Shelah . ( 1 Chronicles 4:22 )

Chebar
72% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.159°N, 44.063°E

~; now Nehardea; http://www.hebrewhistory.info/factpapers/fp031_iraq.htm. Referenced in Ezek 1:1 , Ezek 1:3 , Ezek 3:15 , Ezek 3:23 , Ezek 10:15 .

Seba
70% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Sheba • 9.023°N, 38.747°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Ps 72:10 , Isa 43:3 (identified with Sheba ).

Peleg
70% Messianic Line
Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

Tebah
69% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Nahor

Mother:Reumah ( Genesis 22:24 )

Madmenah
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gebim • 31.800°N, 35.250°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 10:31 (identified with Gebim ).

Nedabiah
68% Gen 52
Generation 52 • Child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah)

Nedabiah is a biblical figure in Generation 52, child of Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ). ( 1 Chronicles 3:18 )

Abram/Abraham
68% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Judah
68% Messianic Line
Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel

Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan , Shelah , Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Middin
67% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.744°N, 35.402°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:61 .

Thebes
67% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 25.700°N, 32.639°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 46:25 , Ezek 30:14 , Ezek 30:15 , Ezek 30:16 , Nahum 3:8 .

Meribah 1
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Kadesh-barnea • 30.688°N, 34.495°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:13 , Num 20:24 , Num 27:14 , Ps 81:7 , Ps 106:32 (identified with Kadesh-barnea ).

Makkedah
65% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.935°N, 34.781°E

~. Referenced in Josh 10:10 , Josh 10:16 , Josh 10:17 , Josh 10:21 , Josh 10:28 .

Ehud
65% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Gera

( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ).

Perez
65% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Obadiah
65% Old Testament
Old Testament • 1 Chapters

Obadiah (Old Testament, 1 chapters). Key figures: Obadiah, Esau ( Edom ), Teman , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Joseph . Key places: Edom, Esau, Teman , Jerusalem , Zion , Ephraim . Opens with: "The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the he..."

Jephunneh
64% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Shelah

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Bela
64% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin

Bela is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin , parent of Ezbon , Uzzi , Uzziel , Jerimoth , Iri . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 8:1 )

מִזְבֵּחַ
mizbeah
H4196 Hebrew
altar, place of sacrifice

altar, place of sacrifice. Altar, designated sacred structure of earth, stone, or bronze upon which sacrifices and incense were presented to effect expiation and worship.

Shem
64% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Caleb
64% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh

Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah .

Merib-baal
64% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Jonathan

( 1 Chronicles 9:40 ) Called Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 4 and 2 Samuel 9

Sheba
64% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 9.023°N, 38.747°E

region. Referenced in Josh 19:2 , 1 Kgs 10:1 , 1 Kgs 10:4 , 1 Kgs 10:10 , 1 Kgs 10:13 .

Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 16 Chapters

The First Book of the Maccabees ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 16 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , Judah , David , Mattathias , Simeon , Simon . Key places: Greece , Rome , Jerusalem , Egypt , Zimri , Samaria . Opens with: "AND it came to pass, after that Alexander the Macedonian, the son of Philip, who came out of the land of Chittim, and struck Darius king of ..."

Maareh-geba
63% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gibeah 1 • 31.824°N, 35.231°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 20:33 (identified with Gibeah 1 ).

Scripture Passages (24)

Numbers 21:30 (KJV)
Numbers 21 KJV

We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon , and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah , which reacheth unto Medeba .

Joshua 13:9 (KJV)
Joshua 13 KJV

From Aroer , that is upon the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon ;

Joshua 13:16 (KJV)
Joshua 13 KJV

And their coast was from Aroer , that is on the bank of the river Arnon , and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba ;

Isaiah 15:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 15 KJV

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon , the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo , and over Medeba : on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

1 Chronicles 19:7 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 19 KJV

So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba . And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

The Persians quaked at her daring, And the Medes were daunted at her boldness.

And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

Then commanded King Darius to seek among the archives that were laid up at Babylon : and so at Ekbatana the palace, which is in the country of Media , there was found a roll wherin these things were recorded.

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel : and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

And I went into Media , and left in trust with Gabael, the brother of Gabrias, at Rages of Media , ten talents of silver.

IN the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned over the Assyrians in Nineveh , the great city; in the days of Arphaxad , who reigned over the Medes in Ecbatana ,

And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

the country of India , and Media , and Lydia, and of the goodliest of their countries; and they took them from him, and gave them to king Eumenes:

And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian , and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan .

Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin , Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah .

And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.

And the name of the Midianite woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur ; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian .

But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

And they dwelt at Beer–sheba, and Moladah , and Hazar–shual,

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer–sheba.

the son of Aaron , of the tribe of Levi ; which was captive in the land of the Medes, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians.

And when Enemessar was dead, Sennacherib his son reigned in his stead; and in his time the highways were troubled, and I could no more go into Media .

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