Person
Moab
Also called Moabitess, Moabitish, Moabites
Mentioned in 149 verses across 22 books, first in Genesis 19:37. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In these stories
In the Bible
All 2 verses in Genesis, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Genesis
- Genesis 19:37
The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.
- Genesis 36:35
When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
Events
Events the dataset lists Moab as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. 1360 BCDeliverance by Ehud
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
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Used to denote the people of Moab (Num. 22:3-14; Judg. 3:30; 2 Sam. 8:2; Jer. 48:11, 13).