Lexical Definition

‎מֵידְבָא‎ Mêydᵉbâʼ (may-deb-aw') Medeba ^N:N--L
from ‎מַיִם‎ and ‎דֹּבֶא‎; water of quiet

Medeba.

• § Medeba = "water of rest"
• Medeba, a place in Palestine

1) a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Heshbon; still extant

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֵידְבָא‎ proper name, of a location city in Moab (MI⁸ ‎מהדבה‎) — Num 21:30; Isa 15:2; Josh 13:9; Josh 13:16 assigned to Reuben (ᵐ5 Δαιδαβαν, Μαιδαβα ᵐ5^L Μεδαβα); 1Chr 19:7 meeting-place of Ammonites (ᵐ5 Μαιθαβα, A ᵐ5^L Μηδαβα). ‎מֵידָד‎ see II. ‎ידד‎.

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Medeba • A Moabite city captured by the Israelites

Medeba, a city in Moab captured by the Israelites (Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9, 16), later a site of battle between the Ammonites and David's army (1 Chronicles 19:7).

• A location first mentioned at Num.21.30;
• only referred to as Medeba מֵידְבָא.
  

Medeba was an ancient city located in Moab, east of the Dead Sea. It was captured by the Israelites during their conquest of the region (Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9, 16). The city and its surrounding plain were allotted to the tribe of Reuben. During the reign of King David, the Ammonites hired Syrian mercenaries and gathered at Medeba to fight against Israel (1 Chronicles 19:7). The Moabite Stone, an important archaeological find, mentions Medeba as a city that the Moabite King Mesha had captured from Israel. The prophet Isaiah, in his oracle against Moab, mentions Medeba as one of the cities that would mourn over the coming destruction (Isaiah 15:2).

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