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Place

Nebo

Named in 7 verses across 4 books, first in Jeremiah 48:1.

In the Bible

All 2 verses in Jeremiah, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Jeremiah

  • Jeremiah 48:1

    Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.

  • Jeremiah 48:22

    upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,

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Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A Chaldean god whose worship was introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 48:1). To this idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen at Birs Nimrud. A statue of Nebo found at Calah, where it was set up by Pul, king of Assyria, is now in the British Museum.

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