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Moab

Moab (Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:35 , Ex 15:15 , Num 21:11 , Num 21:13 , Num 21:15 , Num 21:20 (identified with Dibon 1 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Moab (Generation 22 • Child of Lot ): Moab is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Lot , parent of Moabites . ( Genesis 19:37 ) (mentioned in Genesis 19 , Genesis 36 , Exodus 15 ) Moabites (Generation 23 • Child of Moab): Moabites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Moab. ( Genesis 19:37 ) (mentioned in Genesis 19 , Numbers 22 , Deuteronomy 2 ) Ehud (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 ). (mentioned in Judges 3 , Judges 4 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Lot (Generation 21 • Child of Haran ): ( Genesis 11:27 ) Lot and his family were the only ones saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:29 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 12 , Genesis 13 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Moab (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:35 , Ex 15:15 , Num 21:11 , Num 21:13 , Num 21:15 , Num 21:20 (identified with Dibon 1 ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 18:2 : "And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became David 's servants, and brought gifts."; Isaiah 15:1 : "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;"; Judges 11:18 : "Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom , and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of A...". Related canonical books and chapters: Amos 2 ( Amos • Chapter 2 (16 verses)), Isaiah 15 ( Isaiah • Chapter 15 (9 verses)), 2 Chronicles 20 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (37 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Moab
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Biblical Place • Dibon 1 • 31.497°N, 35.783°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 36:35 , Ex 15:15 , Num 21:11 , Num 21:13 , Num 21:15 , Num 21:20 (identified with Dibon 1 ).

Moab
99% Gen 22
Generation 22 • Child of Lot

Moab is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Lot , parent of Moabites . ( Genesis 19:37 )

Moabites
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Generation 23 • Child of Moab

Moabites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Moab . ( Genesis 19:37 )

Amos 2
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Amos • Chapter 2 (16 verses)

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab , and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: But I will send a fire upon Moab , and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth : and Moab shall die with tumul... Mentions: Moab, Esau (Edom), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Edom, Kerioth , Jerusalem , Egypt .

Isaiah 15
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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 .

2 Chronicles 20
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 20 (37 verses)

It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab , and the children of Ammon , and with them other beside the Ammonites , came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat , saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea... Mentions: Moab , Ammon , Ammonites , Jehoshaphat, Judah , Syria , Jerusalem , Seir .

Deuteronomy 2
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 2 (37 verses)

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. And the Lord spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. Mentions: Esau ( Edom ), Moab , Moabites , Lot , Jacob/Israel , Seir , Esau, Elath , Zered .

2 Kings 1
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2 Kings • Chapter 1 (18 verses)

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria , and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal –zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this diseas... Mentions: Moab , Jacob/Israel , Ahaziah , Baal , Jehoshaphat , Samaria , Ekron .

Numbers 22
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Numbers • Chapter 22 (41 verses)

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho . And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Moab, Midian , Moabites , Baal , Jordan , Jericho , Pethor .

Jeremiah 48
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Jeremiah • Chapter 48 (47 verses)

Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Woe unto Nebo ! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. There shall be no more praise of Moab : in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off ... Mentions: Moab, Jacob/Israel , Nebo 1 , Kiriathaim 1 , Heshbon , Horonaim .

2 Kings
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 25 Chapters

2 Kings (Old Testament, 25 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Jacob/Israel , Ahaziah , Baal , Jehoshaphat , Judah . Key places: Moab , Samaria , Baal , Ekron , Gilgal 1 , Jericho . Opens with: "Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab...."

Ruth
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Old Testament • 4 Chapters

Ruth (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Judah , Boaz , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar . Key places: Moab , Tamar 2 , Hezron . Opens with: "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to so..."

2 Kings 3
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2 Kings • Chapter 3 (27 verses)

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah , and reigned twelve years. And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his fat... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jehoshaphat , Judah , Baal , Moab , Samaria , Mesha , Edom .

2 Samuel 8
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2 Samuel • Chapter 8 (18 verses)

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab , and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, ... Mentions: David, Moab , Moabites , Joram , Ammon , Rehob 3 , Zobah , Euphrates , Damascus .

Ehud
99% 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 ).

1 Chronicles 18
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (17 verses)

Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became David 's servants, and brought gifts. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath ,... Mentions: David, Moab , Moabites , Solomon , Esau ( Edom ), Gath , Zobah , Hamath , Euphrates .

Numbers 25
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Numbers • Chapter 25 (18 verses)

And Israel abode in Shittim , and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab . And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. And Israel joined himself unto Baal –peor: and the anger of the Lord... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Moab , Baal , Moses , Phinehas , Shittim , Zimri , Midian .

Ruth 1
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Ruth • Chapter 1 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab , he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and... Mentions: Moab , Judah .

Deuteronomy 29
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 29 (29 verses)

These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab , beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb . And Moses called unto all Israel , and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your ... Mentions: Moses, Jacob/Israel, Moab , Manasseh , Abram/Abraham , Horeb , Egypt , Heshbon , Bashan .

Ruth 2
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Ruth • Chapter 2 (23 verses)

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz . And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, ... Mentions: Boaz , Moab , Jacob/Israel .

Amos
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 9 Chapters

Amos (Old Testament, 9 chapters). Key figures: Amos, Jacob/Israel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Judah , Joash , Esau ( Edom ). Key places: Tekoa , Zion , Jerusalem , Carmel , Damascus , Gilead . Opens with: "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days o..."

Isaiah 16
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Isaiah • Chapter 16 (14 verses)

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion . For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon . Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow... Mentions: Moab , David , Sela , Zion , Arnon , Kir .

Isaiah 25
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Isaiah • Chapter 25 (12 verses)

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. ... Mentions: Moab .

Numbers 23
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Numbers • Chapter 23 (30 verses)

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: pera... Mentions: Moab , Aram , Jacob/Israel , Zophim , Pisgah , Egypt .

Ruth 4
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Ruth • Chapter 4 (22 verses)

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. ... Mentions: Boaz, Moab , Jacob/Israel , Leah , Tamar , Tamar 2 , Hezron .

Ezekiel 25
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Ezekiel • Chapter 25 (17 verses)

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites , and prophesy against them; And say unto the Ammonites , Hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; an... Mentions: Ammonites, Jacob/Israel , Judah , Moab , Baal , Rabbah , Seir , Kiriathaim 1 .

Lot
99% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Haran

( Genesis 11:27 ) Lot and his family were the only ones saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:29 )

1 Kings 11
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1 Kings • Chapter 11 (43 verses)

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites , Ammonites , Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel , Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in... Mentions: Solomon , Moabites , Ammonites , Jacob/Israel , David , Moab , Jerusalem , Ammon , Jerusalem's , Edom .

1 Samuel 22
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1 Samuel • Chapter 22 (23 verses)

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam : and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves... Mentions: David , Moab , Gad , Judah , Saul , Adullam , Mizpeh 1 , Gibeah 1 , Ramah 1 .

Micah
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Old Testament • 7 Chapters

Micah (Old Testament, 7 chapters). Key figures: Micah, Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah , Judah , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Samaria , Jerusalem , Gath , Zaanan , Maroth , Lachish . Opens with: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Sa..."

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .

Deuteronomy 34
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 34 (12 verses)

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo , to the top of Pisgah , that is over against Jericho . And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead , unto Dan , And all Naphtali , and the land of Ephraim , and Manasseh , and all the land of Judah , unto the utmost s... Mentions: Moses , Moab , Dan , Naphtali , Ephraim , Nebo 1 , Pisgah , Jericho , Gilead .

Judges 10
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Judges • Chapter 10 (18 verses)

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar ; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim . And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir . And after him arose Jair , a Gileadite, and judged I... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Issachar , Ephraim , Jair , Moab , Shamir 2, Gilead , Syria .

Numbers 35
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Numbers • Chapter 35 (34 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho , saying, Command the children of Israel , that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round abou... Mentions: Moses , Moab , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Jordan , Jericho .

1 Samuel 12
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1 Samuel • Chapter 12 (25 verses)

And Samuel said unto all Israel , Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my... Mentions: Samuel , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Aaron , Moab , Egypt , Hazor 1 , Ammon .

Deuteronomy 1
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 1 (46 verses)

These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran , and Tophel , and Laban , and Hazeroth , and Dizahab . (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh –barn... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Moab , Abram/Abraham , Jordan , Paran , Tophel , Hazeroth .

Scripture Passages (24)

And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became David 's servants, and brought gifts.

Isaiah 15:1 (KJV)
Isaiah 15 KJV

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;

Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom , and the land of Moab , and came by the east side of the land of Moab , and pitched on the other side of Arnon , but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon , that Moab is spoiled,

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab : the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel .

Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab , every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir –hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.

Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab .

Therefore will I howl for Moab , and I will cry out for all Moab ; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir –heres.

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab :

Edom , and Moab , and the children of Ammon ,

Amos 2:2 (KJV)
Amos 2 KJV

But I will send a fire upon Moab , and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth : and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab , and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab : and they came to Beth–lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

And when they came to the camp of Israel , the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites , so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites , even in their country.

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath–moab, Elam , Zattu, Bani,

The tabernacles of Edom , and the Ishmaelites; of Moab , and the Hagarites;

From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon , which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab , between Moab and the Amorites.

Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab : for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread.

Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab , this day:

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

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