Bible Location

Abarim

Meaning: passages; passengers · 5 cross references · Modern-day map available

Abarim is the mountain range east of the Jordan and the Dead Sea in the land of Moab, including heights such as Pisgah and Nebo. It is important because it is the range from which Moses viewed the promised land before his death. First appears in Num 27:12.1

Place meaning

passages; passengers

Coordinates

31.76, 35.75

First appears

Num 27:12

AI summary: Abarim gathers together some of the most solemn geography in the Pentateuch. It is part of Israel's final encampment region beyond the Jordan, but above all it is remembered as the mountain range from which Moses looks across to the land he will not enter. That makes Abarim a place of completion, longing, judgment, and fulfilled promise seen from afar. Jeremiah's later use of the name shows it remained evocative beyond the wilderness narratives. The cross references present Abarim as a ridge of final vision and transition at the edge of Israel's inheritance.1

Place meaning

passages; passengers

Latitude

31.76

Longitude

35.75

Bible references

5