To: kjam22
Ancient nation located in the uplands east of the Dead Sea and now a part of Jordan. The area is unprotected from the east hence its history is a chain of raids by the Bedouins. The Moabites were close kin to the Hebrews and the language of the Moabite Stone is practically the same as biblical Hebrew. The relations of Moab with Judah and Israel are continually mentioned in the Bible. As a political entity Moab came to an end after the invasion (circa 733 BC) of Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria. Its people were later absorbed by the Nabataeans. The Moabite religion was much like that of Canaan. Archaeological exploration in Moab has shown that settlements first occurred in the 13th century BC.
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04/10/2003 8:23:05 AM PDT by
seeker41
To: seeker41; voicesinthewilderness; Thinkin' Gal; kjam22
One of the more prominent Moabites in the Bible is Ruth, who was King David's great-grandmother, and hence an ancestor of Jesus. See the Book or Ruth, and also Matthew 1:5.
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