Bible Location
Meaning: dragons; fathers; desires · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Oboth was one of Israel's wilderness encampments east of the Arabah in the final approach toward Moab. It is important because it belongs to the last sequence of stations before the plains east of the Jordan. First appears in Num 21:10.1
Place meaning
dragons; fathers; desires
Coordinates
31.50, 35.78
First appears
Num 21:10
AI summary: Oboth's role is transitional. It appears in the closing section of Israel's wilderness itinerary after the brazen serpent episode and before the people move further toward Moab. That makes it part of the tightening geography of approach to the promised land. The cross references present Oboth as a late-stage wilderness camp in the final eastward movement before entry.1
Place meaning
dragons; fathers; desires
Latitude
31.50
Longitude
35.78
Bible references
4
Bottles, an encampment of the Israelites during the wanderings in the wilderness (Num. 33:43), the first after the setting up of the brazen serpent. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.