The Nations of the Bible: Moab and Ammon

  John David Clark, Sr. – January, 1995 Location:God gave to Moab and Ammon the territory called in ancient times, “Ar” (Dt.2:9), the area east of Jordan and southward from the Jabbok River to the southern tip of the Salt Sea. To Moab belonged the land nearest to Canaan, and to Ammon belonged the region […]

AMORITES

am’-o-rits; Amorites (‘emori, always in the singular like the Babylonian Amurru from which it is taken; Amorraioi): 1. Varying Use of the Name Explained 2. The Amorite Kingdom 3. Sihon’s Conquest 4. Disappearance of the Amorite Kingdom 5. Physical Characteristics of the Amorites The name Amorite is used in the Old Testament to denote (1) […]

MOAB; MOABITES

mo’-ab, mo’-ab-its (Moab, mo’abh, Moabite Stone, M-’-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he Moabeitis, Moabitis; Moabite, mo’abhi; Moabites, bene mo’abh): 1. The Land: Moab was the district East of the Dead Sea, extending from a point some distance North of it to its southern end. The eastern boundary was indefinite, being the border of the desert which […]