Place
Oboth
Named in 4 verses, first in Numbers 21:10.
In the Bible
All 4 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Numbers
- Numbers 21:10
Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
- Numbers 21:11
They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.
- Numbers 33:43
They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
- Numbers 33:44
They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.
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
Bottles, an encampment of the Israelites during the wanderings in the wilderness (Num. 33:43), the first after the setting up of the brazen serpent.