Lexical Definition
מוֹאָב Môwʼâb (mo-awb) Moab N:N--L
from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m-and אָב; from (her (the mother's)) father
Moab.
- § Moab = "of his father"
- Moab, an incestuous son of Lot
- also his territory and descendants
n pr m
1) a son of Lot by his eldest daughter
2) the nation descended from the son of Lot
n pr loc
3) the land inhabited by the descendants of the son of Lot
Extended Information
- Moab = "of his father"
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the nation descended from the son of Lot
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Also named: mo.a.vi (מוֹאָבִי "Moab" מוֹאָבִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מוֺאָב, מֹאָב180 proper name, of a people and territory Moab (MI1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 20 מאב; Assyrian Ma°aba, Ma°bu, Mu°âba, etc., SchrCOT Glossary, and on Gen 19:37 DlPar. 294 f., 296; — on etymology compare LagBN 90 Anm., NeSK 1892, 573, GrayProp.N.25); — ׳מו Gen 19:37 + 178 t.; מֹאָב 2Sam 8:12 ᵐ5 Μωαβ; —
1. Moab as son of Lot by his elder daughter according to Gen 19:37.
2. Moab:
a. = nation of which Lot's son is represented as ancestor Gen 19:37; Num 21:29; Num 22:3 (twice in verse); Amos 2:1; Amos 2:2; Jer 48:1; Jer 48:2 + 30 t. Jer 4:8 + often; having a king, Num 21:26; Num 22:4; Num 22:10; Judg 3:12; 1Sam 12:9 +.
b. = territory of Moab Num 21:11; Num 21:13 (twice in verse); Num 21:15 +; ׳שְׂדֵת מ Gen 36:25; Num 15:20; Ruth 1:1; Ruth 1:2; Ruth 1:6 (twice in verse); Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:6; Ruth 4:3; 1Chr 1:46; 1Chr 8:8 ׳אֶרֶץ מ Deut 1:5; Deut 28:69*; Deut 32:49; Deut 34:5; Deut 34:6; Judg 11:15; Judg 11:18 (twice in verse); Jer 48:24; Jer 48:33 ׳מִדְבַּר מ Deut 2:8 ׳עַרְבוֺת מ Num 22:1; Num 26:3; Num 26:63; Num 31:12; Num 33:48; Num 33:49; Num 33:50; Num 35:1; Num 36:13; Deut 34:1; Deut 34:8; Josh 13:32.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 19:37 · 36:25 |
| Numbers | 15:20 · 21:11 · 21:13 · 21:15 · 21:26 · 21:29 · 22:1 · 22:3 · 22:4 · 22:10 · 26:3 · 26:63 · 31:12 · 33:48 · 33:49 · 33:50 · 35:1 · 36:13 |
| Deuteronomy | 1:5 · 2:8 · 28:69* · 32:49 · 34:1 · 34:5 · 34:6 · 34:8 |
| Joshua | 13:32 |
| Judges | 3:12 · 11:15 · 11:18 |
| Ruth | 1:1 · 1:2 · 1:6 · 1:22 · 2:6 · 4:3 |
| 1 Samuel | 12:9 |
| 2 Samuel | 8:12 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:46 · 8:8 |
| Jeremiah | 4:8 · 48:1 · 48:2 · 48:24 · 48:33 |
| Amos | 2:1 · 2:2 |
Profile
Moab • In Edom • Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan
Moab was an ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea in present-day Jordan, often in conflict with Israel.
- A location in Edom first mentioned at Gen.19.37b;
- referred to as Moab or Moabite מוֹאָב, or Moab or Moabite מוֹאָבִי.
Moab was an ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea in the central Transjordan region, in what is now the country of Jordan. The Moabites were a Semitic People from Moab, the son of Lot by his elder daughter (Gen. 19:37).
The Moabites first appear in the biblical record at the time of the Exodus. Balak, the king of Moab, feared the Israelites and hired Balaam to curse them (Num. 22-24). The Moabites worshipped the god Chemosh and induced some Israelites to join in their idolatrous sacrifices (Num. 25:1-2).
Throughout the time of the judges and early monarchy, the Moabites were in frequent conflict with Israel. King Saul fought against them (1 Sam. 14:47), and David subjugated them and made them tributaries (2 Sam. 8:2,12). After the division of the kingdom, the Moabites regained their independence.
During the reign of King Omri of Israel (c. 884-872 BC), who is mentioned in 1 Kings 16:23-28, Moabite lands were reconquered. However, about 40 years later, the Moabite king Mesha rebelled against Israel, as recorded on the famous Moabite Stone discovered in 1868 in Dibon (modern Dhiban, Jordan).
The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Amos all prophesied against Moab (Isa. 15-16, Jer. 48, Ezek. 25:8-11, Amos 2:1-2). After the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, some Jews took refuge in Moab (Jer. 40:11). Moab disappears as a nation from the historical record sometime during the Persian period.