Bible Location

Medeba

Meaning: waters of grief; waters springing up · 5 cross references · Modern-day map available

Medeba was an important town on the Moabite plateau south of Heshbon. It is important because it appears in conquest and allotment traditions, in the war narratives involving Ammon and Aram, and in later prophetic lament over Moab. First appears in Num 21:30.1

Place meaning

waters of grief; waters springing up

Coordinates

31.72, 35.79

First appears

Num 21:30

AI summary: Medeba's significance comes from the way it sits at the crossroads of warfare and shifting control east of the Jordan. It is remembered in the transjordanian conquest, appears within Reuben's inheritance, and later becomes a battlefield zone in the struggles involving David's kingdom and eastern coalitions. Isaiah's lament shows that it also remained a significant Moabite city in later memory. The cross references present Medeba as a plateau center shaped by conflict, administration, and recurring loss.1

Place meaning

waters of grief; waters springing up

Latitude

31.72

Longitude

35.79

Bible references

5