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Moab Plains

מוֹאָב · mo.av · H4124Iעֲרָבָה · a.ra.vah · H6160I12 mentions in 3 books, most in Numbers (9)

Where it is

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Mentioned most in

Numbers · 9Deuteronomy · 2Joshua · 1
Counted from 12 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

The plains of Moab refer to the region east of the Jordan River, opposite Jericho, where the Israelites camped before entering the Promised Land. This area is mentioned several times in the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua (Num.22.1; 26:3, 63; 31:12; 33:48-50; 35:1; 36:13; Deut 34:1, 8; Josh 13:32). It was in the plains of Moab that the Israelites received instructions from Moses regarding the division of the land, the appointment of cities for the Levites and cities of refuge, and various laws and ordinances. Moses also delivered his final discourses to the Israelites in this location before his death on Mount Nebo, which overlooked the plains of Moab. The region was previously occupied by the Moabites, hence the name, but was conquered by the Amorites before the arrival of the Israelites.

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Every mention

12 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
NumbersChapter 22: 1 mentionChapter 26: 2 mentionsChapter 31: 1 mentionChapter 33: 3 mentionsChapter 35: 1 mentionChapter 36: 1 mention9 mentions
Numbers 22:1The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.Numbers 26:3Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,Numbers 26:63These are those who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.Numbers 31:12They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which…Numbers 33:48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.Numbers 33:49They encamped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth even to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.Numbers 33:50Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,Numbers 35:1Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and the ordinances which Yahweh commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
DeuteronomyChapter 34: 2 mentions2 mentions
Deuteronomy 34:1Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead to Dan,Deuteronomy 34:8The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.
JoshuaChapter 13: 1 mention1 mention
Joshua 13:32These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.

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