Bible Location

Moab

Meaning: of his father · 149 cross references · Modern-day map available

Moab lies east of the Dead Sea and south of Ammon in the highlands beyond the Jordan. In the Bible it is important as the land and people descended from Lot, as a recurring neighbour and rival of Israel, and as the setting for stories ranging from Balaam and Balak to Ruth's return into the family line of David. First appears in Gen 36:35.1

Place meaning

of his father

Coordinates

31.50, 35.78

First appears

Gen 36:35

AI summary: Moab appears in Scripture with unusual range and complexity. It is linked to Lot in Genesis, then becomes a frequent neighbour in the wilderness and monarchy periods, sometimes hostile, sometimes politically entangled, and always close enough to shape Israel's story. The Moabite king Balak's conflict with Israel and Balaam's prophecies give Moab an important role in the journey toward the land, while later wars and prophetic judgments show its continuing rivalry with Israel and Judah. Yet the book of Ruth adds a strikingly different dimension: a Moabite woman becomes part of the line leading to David. Taken together, the cross references present Moab as a bordering land whose story combines kinship, tension, exclusion, mercy, and inclusion.1

Place meaning

of his father

Latitude

31.50

Longitude

35.78

Bible references

149