Oboth
Where it is
31.50° N, 35.78° E · Located through Diblathaim
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 4 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Oboth was a place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt (Num. 21:10-11; 33:43-44). It was located in the region east of Moab, near the border of the Amorite territory. The Israelites arrived at Oboth after traveling from Punon and before moving on to Iye-abarim in the wilderness east of Moab (Num. 33:43-44). Its location is unknown.
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Every mention
4 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Numbers 4 mentions
Numbers 21:10The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in Oboth.Numbers 21:11They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.Numbers 33:43They traveled from Punon, and encamped in Oboth.Numbers 33:44They traveled from Oboth, and encamped in Iye Abarim, in the border of Moab.
What the dictionary says
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.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain