Moabites
Ancient Jordanian tribe
Moabites were an ancient Semitic people who lived east of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan.
They appear frequently in the Hebrew Bible as neighbors and rivals of the Israelites.
The Moabite king Mesha left a famous stone inscription describing his rebellion against Israel.
Ruth, the great-grandmother of King David, was a Moabite.
The term now appears mainly in biblical and archaeological contexts.
Name meaning friend
- LotBiblical Sodom survivor
- descendantsThose who come after
- AmmonitesAncient Semitic tribe east of Jordan
- Dead SeaLandlocked hypersaline lake
Jordan · Transjordan · Genesis · Deuteronomy · ancestors · lineage · kinship · Naomi
Of Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- peopleHumans as a group
- nationSovereign political entity
- ancestryFamily line of descent
bloodline · heritage · identity · intermarriage · foreigners · outsiders · kinsmen · clan
Monarch's ruled territory
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- bordersLines separating regions
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- tributeOffering of respect
vassal · alliance · enemy · conflict · sovereignty · dominion · expansion · siege
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- artifactHuman-made historical object
- excavationAct of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- potteryFired clay objects
ancient · Bronze Age · Iron Age · settlement · civilization · epigraphy · stela · relic
Ruth
Name meaning friend
- LotBiblical Sodom survivor
- descendantsThose who come after
- AmmonitesAncient Semitic tribe east of Jordan
Dead Sea · Jordan · Transjordan · Genesis · Deuteronomy · ancestors · lineage · kinship · Naomi · idolatry
Semitic
Of Hebrew or Arabic peoples
ancestry · bloodline · heritage · identity · intermarriage · foreigners · outsiders · kinsmen · clan · population
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
tribute · vassal · alliance · enemy · conflict · sovereignty · dominion · expansion · siege · battle
inscription
Text permanently marked
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- excavationAct of unearthing
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
pottery · ancient · Bronze Age · Iron Age · settlement · civilization · epigraphy · stela · relic · discovery
MoabitesIsraelites
Ancient Hebrew people
Hebrews · Jews · people of God · tribes of Israel · chosen people