Medeba — Waters of quiet, an ancient Moabite town (Num. 21:30). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Josh. 13:16). Here was fought the great battle in which Joab defeated the Ammonites and their allies (1 Chr. 19:7 15; comp. 2 Sam. 10:6 14). In the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
MADABA, MEDEBA — (Heb. מֵידְבָא), Moabite city, situated about 5½ mi. (9 km.) S. of Heshbon in the center of a fertile plain, the biblical Mishor, 2,550 ft. (785 m.) above sea level. The city was captured by the Israelites from the Amorite king Sihon and was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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. Its northern… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MESHA — (Heb. מֵישַׁע), king of Moab in the ninth century B.C.E. (see moab ). The name is formed from the root yšʿ, to deliver, save. In II Kings 3:4 it is stated that Mesha was a sheep breeder. He was subjugated by ahab and paid him tribute. After Ahab… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joshua 13 — 1 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. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all … The King James version of the Bible
History of Palestine — See also: Time periods in the region of Palestine and Timeline of the name Palestine The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, the region between the southern Mediterranean coastal plains and the Syrian… … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Moab — This article is about a location in Jordan. For other uses, see Moab (disambiguation). Moabite sarcophagus in Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman Moab (Hebrew: מוֹאָב, Modern … Wikipedia
Mesha Stele — in the Louvre Museum. 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 ruler Mesha of Moab in Jordan. The inscription was set up about 840 BC as a… … Wikipedia
List of traditional Hebrew place names — This is a list of traditional Hebrew place names. This list includes:*Places involved in the history (and beliefs) of Canaanite religion, Abrahamic religion and Hebrew culture and the (pre Modern or directly associated Modern) Hebrew (and… … Wikipedia
