Person
Moab
Also called Moabitess, Moabitish, Moabites
Mentioned in 149 verses across 22 books, first in Joshua 13:32. 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 Joshua, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Joshua
- Joshua 13:32
These were the portions Moses had given them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.
- Joshua 24:9
Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
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.
Read Easton’s entry
Used to denote the people of Moab (Num. 22:3-14; Judg. 3:30; 2 Sam. 8:2; Jer. 48:11, 13).