[15] Questions remain about each of these readings, as detailed in the editio princeps of the Ataruz Inscribed Altar. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. For further discussion on the use of Hieratic (especially the numerals) in the southern Levant, see in particularly Stefan Wimmer, Palästinisches Hieratisch: Die Zahl- und Sonderzeichen in der althebräischen Schrift, Ägypten und Altes Testament 75 (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2008). משע.... מלך. You can write a book review and share your experiences. Please consider supporting TheTorah.com. For a broader discussion, see also Israel Finkelstein and Oded Lipschits, “The Genesis of Moab: A Proposal,” Levant 43 (2011): 139-152 [148–150]. Es war ein Stein mit den Maßen 117 cm x 61 cm, und er enthielt eine Inschrift von 34 Zeilen in phönizischen Schriftzeichen. We rely on the support of readers like you. In der Zukunft wird der König des Nordens „in das Land der Zierde eindringen, und viele Länder werden zu Fall kommen; diese aber werden seiner Hand entkommen: Edom und Moab und die Vornehmsten der Kinder Ammon" (Dan 11,40.41). Könige 3,5 wird gesagt, dass sich der König von Moab nach dem Tod Ahabs gegen den König von Israel auflehnte. Altes Testament. Mo 19,37 ). New Testament Overview - General survey of the New Testament. He holds an M.A. A. Madaba, Dhiban und die Festung Aroer. Numbers 21:33 They turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.. script>, Waheb in Suphah, the Forgotten “Town in the Stream”, On the Origins of Tevilah (Ritual Immersion), Understanding Deuteronomy on Its Own Terms, “Dibon-Gad: Between the Torah and the Mesha Stele,”, “War at Yahatz: The Torah Versus the Mesha Stele,”, “North Israelite Memories of the Transjordan and the Mesha Inscription,”, “Biblical and Greek Ambivalence Towards Child Sacrifice,”. 3:5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. Während seiner späteren Regierung besiegte David sie und machte sie tributpflichtig (1. While it is likely that the narrative has been given some “spin” on both sides, the evidence from Khirbat Ataruz lends further support to the validity of Mesha’s claim to have conquered, held, and resettled the city of Ataroth. Traditions do come to be associated with various figures (Neh 8:1; Mark 12:26), but biblical books do not include title pages that identify an author(s) or date of publication. Nothing about this city stands out in these verses in comparison to the other cities. Seine Regierungszeit von 2 Jahren und der Beginn der Regierung Jorams gab Mesa wohl Zeit, sich gegen Israel zu stärken und einige der abseits gelegenen Städte anzugreifen. The Hebrew Bible is a book that was primarily written by men, for men, and about men, and thus the biblical text is not particularly forthcoming when it comes to the lives and experiences of women. Die Moabiter aber wurden mit Schrecken erfüllt, als sie hörten, dass die Amoriter geschlagen worden waren, und Balak, ihr König, gewann Bileam dafür, Israel zu verfluchen. Inscription B consists of four difficult lines of text which appear to refer to: The cluster of these possible readings suggests that the inscription may be commemorative/dedicatory in nature and might actually evoke events related to the Moabite conquest of the city. First, the very existence of a Moabite Temple with an inscription on an altar in the Moabite language and in the Moabite script, the Ataruz Inscribed Altar, corroborates Mesha’s statement that he conquered the city of Ataroth and resettled it. For other confluences and polemics between them, see David Ben-Gad HaCohen, “War at Yahatz: The Torah Versus the Mesha Stele,” TheTorah (2015); Israel Finkelstein and Thomas Römer, “North Israelite Memories of the Transjordan and the Mesha Inscription,” TheTorah (2018). (Jerusalem: Magnes, 1987), 65-66; Christopher A. Rollston, Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2010), 42, 52-54. Chr 18,2). The term may mean “cattle pens” (see HALOT), and thus such toponyms would mean, “the cattle pens of X.”. (5) The Author's Evident Attempt to Identify the New Generation in Moab with the Patriarchs. It further describes how he resettled those areas and commenced various royal building projects, implying that Israel was no longer a factor at all, and that Mesha’s victory was decisive and long-lasting. And yet, the accounts are quite different from each other in tone and implication. dubsar 9 . Bileam wurde von Gott gezwungen, sie zu segnen statt zu verfluchen, aber er gab Balak den verhängnisvollen Rat, das Volk durch verführerische Verbindungen zu schwächen zu versuchen (was zur Folge hätte, das sie unter die Zucht des Herrn fallen würden). Inscription A records a sum of 10 shekels of bronze, using hieratic numerals for the quantities, the abbreviation שׁל (šl) for shekels, and the abbreviation ×  (n) for נחשׁת (nhÌ£št), “bronze.” The word בז (bz), “plunder,” may occur, possibly indicating that the recorded bronze was plundered at the conquered site and, based on the context of the inscription, dedicated in the shrine where the altar was found. Near destitute, Naomi returns to Bethlehem with one daughter-in-law, Ruth, whom she could not dissuade from accompanying her. Es muss außerdem ein reiches Land gewesen sein, da es an Israel jährlich 100.000 Lämmer und 100.000 Schafböcke mit der Wolle zahlen konnte (2. 57, 61, 62 Y3 city of refuge, Deut. Map of Old Testament Israel - Golan. Siegesstele. BKAT Biblischer Kommentar, Altes Testament, M. Noth (†), S. Herrmann and H.W. (Neukirchener Verlag) BP W.F. TheTorah.com is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.We rely on the support of readers like you. First brought to the attention of interested European travelers by local residents in 1868, the Mesha Stele, written in the Moabite language, which is very similar to biblical Hebrew, presents itself as a first-person account from the same King Mesha named in 2 Kgs 3:4, opening with אנכ. Dann erbarmte sich Kamos ihrer, und dem König war es möglich, einige der Städte zu retten, die Menschen zu töten und von der Beute zu nehmen. 7; quoted by S. Timm, Moab zwischen den Mächten. The research findings are published in the newly founded archaeological magazine „Beiträge zur Erforschung der antiken Ard el-Kerak (Moab)“. Als die Araber entdeckten, dass zwei oder drei Länder Interesse am Besitz dieses Steines zeigten, dachten sie, sie würden mehr Geld bekommen, wenn sie ihn in Stücke zerbrachen. Mẹsa, -- Moab, König, -- ca. und Altes Testament: Festschrift fü r Kurt Galling zum 8. [10] For this view, see Joseph Naveh, Early History of the Alphabet, 2nd ed. [1] It would have remained little more than an obscure biblical toponym (place name) were it not for two modern archaeological discoveries that have made it a showcase example of the connection of biblical narrative to archaeological and epigraphic data.[2]. This material that follows is Jews attack Gentiles: Word count: 34,039 words . Sam 8,2; 1. [6] The meaning of this compound term, likely referring to a cultic object, has been much debated and remains uncertain. Notably, this conquest of Israelite territory by the Moabites is something the biblical picture of Mesha’s rebellion conceals in its version of the story. Chr 20,1-23). Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books you've read. Während der Regierung Ahabs wurden sie wieder tributpflichtig, aber nach seinem Tod schüttelten sie ihr Joch ab. Als der Stamm Ruben sein Erbteil erhielt, bildete der Fluß Arnon die südliche Grenze seines Landes und gleichzeitig die nördliche Grenze Moabs. and confirms its association with a people group named Gad and the Northern Kingdom of Israel. [17] Editor’s note: For a discussion of this act in the context of other biblical passages about child sacrifice, see Samuel Z. Glaser, “Biblical and Greek Ambivalence Towards Child Sacrifice,” TheTorah (2016). Launched Shavuot 5773 / 2013 | Copyright © Project TABS, All Rights Reserved. Additionally, in contrast to the earlier script of the Mesha Inscription, which is identical to contemporary Hebrew script, the Ataruz Inscribed altar shows an “Early Moabite Script” diverging from the Hebrew script, and is now possibly the earliest extant inscription employing this script. Michael C. Astour, Yahweh in Egyptian Topographic Lists in Festschrift Elmar Edel in Agypten und Altes Testament, edited by Manfred Gorg (Bamberg, Germany, 1979. pp. Die Moabiter waren von den Amoritern vor der Ankunft der Israeliten südwärts vertrieben worden (4. Ortsname. This covenant was renewed on the plains of Moab (Deuteronomy 29:1). Kön 23,13). Deuteronomy 4:43 - [Namely], Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites. Jens Kamlah (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2012), 203–221; Chang-Ho Ji, “Khirbat Ê¿Ataruz: An interim Overview of the 10 Years of Archaeological Architectural findings,” Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 55 (2011): 561–579. 43; Josh. Aber als sie zu dem Herrn schrieen, befreite er sie, und 10000 Moabiter wurden getötet (Ri 3,12-30). Bible Maps. Albright, The Biblical Period from Abraham to Ezra (rev. Oops! Als die Israeliten in das verheißene Land einzogen, wurden sie angewiesen, sich nicht mit Moab auf einen Kampf einzulassen, noch es zu befeinden (5. Die Beziehungen Israels zu den Moabitern waren unterschiedlich. Zur Zeit Josaphats griffen die Kinder Moab und Ammon und die vom Gebirge Seir Juda an, aber Gott machte den Kampf zu seinem eigenen und bewirkte, dass sie sich gegenseitig bekämpften (2. Moab (Altes Testament), eine Person im Alten Testament, Sohn von Lot und der Stammvater der Moabiter Moabiter , einen Angehörigen des Volkes, das östlich des … In addition, the authors are particularly grateful to the American Center of Oriental Research and the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research for facilitating the use of their libraries and residential facilities for the early portions of our research, collation, and photography of these inscriptions. Moab, UT -- U.S. city in Utah. Something went wrong while submitting the form. 8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to … While there Elimelech dies, as well as his sons who had gotten married in the meantime. 1. Aber sie wurden von Israel, Juda und Edom mit vereinten Kräften vollständig unterworfen. The inscribed altar bears seven lines of text, representing two separate inscriptions: one (A) of three lines, and a second (B) of four lines, at perpendicular orientation to the other. [8] Chang-Ho Ji and Robert D. Bates, “Khirbat Ê¿Ataruz 2011-2012: A Preliminary Report,” Andrews University Seminary Studies 52.1 (2014): 47–91; Chang-Ho Ji, “The Early Iron Age II Temple at HÌ®irbet Ê¿Atārūs and Its Architecture and Selected Cultic Objects,” in Temple Building and Temple Cult: Architecture and Cultic Paraphernalia of Temples in the Levant (2.-1. Jes 11,14). Mo 21,11-30). Altes Testament Judentum So Wahr Mythologie Geschichte Wissen Landkarten Bibel Notizen Bibel-schriften. – Bibel-Lexikon. A Harmony of the Life of Jesus - Four gospel accounts in harmony. Seine Nachkommen lebten östlich des Toten Meeres. Etwa zwei Drittel dieser Stücke konnten gerettet werden und sind nun im Museum des Louvre in Paris ausgestellt. Did not include civil war stuff—David and Saul . 6 And she arose, she and her daughters-in-law, and returned from the fields of Moab; for she had heard in the fields of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people to give them bread. He has been actively involved in archaeological fieldwork and grant-funded epigraphic research projects in Jordan. The site has long been identified as the location of ancient Ataroth, based on both its geographical location and the approximate preservation of its ancient name in the modern Arabic place name. Mesa-Inschrift. Hierbei handelt es sich um ein interessantes Denkmal, welches 1868 in Dibon (Dhiban) im Land Moab gefunden wurde. The authors are very grateful to Chang-Ho Ji for his gracious invitation to publish these inscriptions. Bedeutung des Namens. Kön 3,4-27). In these national covenants the individual had a place, but only as a member of the nation. Arnulf Kuschke and Ernst Kutsch (Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr [Paul Siebeck], 1970): 101-16; Die Heilige Schrift wird also durch das interessante Monument bestätigt. 21. Die zahlreichen noch vorhandenen Ruinen im Land der Moabiter zeigen, dass es einmal stark besiedelt war. A famine causes them to move with their two sons, from their home in Judea to Moab. Jahrhundert n. Chr. Dion and Daviau proposed a date of ca. [9] Chang-Ho Ji, “A Moabite Sanctuary at Khirbat Ataruz, Jordan: Stratigraphy, Findings, and Archaeological Implications,” Levant 50 (2018): 173–210; Adam L. Bean, Christopher A. Rollston, P. Kyle McCarter, and Stefan J. Wimmer, “An Inscribed Altar from the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite Sanctuary,” Levant 50 (2018): 211–236. The inscription provides important new details about the Moabite language, supplying a number of words and grammatical features attested in Moabite for the first time. Adam L. Bean is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Milligan University and will complete the Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Johns Hopkins University in Fall 2020. Avenue de l'Europe 20. Moab. Academic Study of the Torah Is Essential, Not Just for Academics, Study the Torah with Academic Scholarship, By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use. 17), Wiesbaden 1989, l. -353- Attitudes in the Old Testament towards Moab and Moa- bites range from the assertion of the Moabite ancestry of the Davidic royal line, found in the Book of Ruth, to the Aus Verzweiflung opferte der König von Moab seinen ältesten Sohn (2. Her other daughter-in-law, Orpah, remains in Moab. // Javascript URL redirection ... Lehrstuhl für Altes Testament. Mill. On one hand, this story does not contradict Mesha’s description exactly. Die Beziehungen Moabs Zu Israel und Agypten in der Eisenzeit, Agypten und Altes Testament 18. The divisions of the tribes of Israel. ... 105081 VO Exegese Altes Testament - Exegese des Alten Testaments: Das Buch Kohelet. 98,00 € This distinctive Moabite script and language are also attested in later inscriptions such as the Mudeyineh Incense Altar Inscription. Ägypten und Altes Testament Fachtagung "40 Jahre ÄAT", München, 6.-7.12.2019 . Its contents have been difficult to decipher, as it uses hieratic numerals (a numbering system originating in Egypt), abbreviations, and some idiosyncratic letter forms, but some tentative conclusions have been reached in our publication of the inscription.[13]. Jahrhundert v. Chr. [10] One could thus contend that after the hegemony of the Omrides of Israel concluded, a fledgling, distinctive Moabite national script soon developed.[11]. Kön 3,4). Auch baute er weitere Städte, deren Namen er angibt. Januar 1970 , ed. Or does it have some other meaning? Israel’s rapid advance against Moab having come to a halt at Moab’s capital at Kir-hareseth (usually identified as the city of Karak, Jordan), the story ends with a surprising twist: Whatever the phrase “great wrath” means,[16] Mesha’s sacrifice of his own son works;[17] the Israelite coalition gives up on its attempt to conquer Moab and returns home. Successive World Kingdoms: Persia, Babylon, Assyria 640-500 BC. Old Testament Overview - General survey of the Old Testament. Gott erklärte, dass das Land Moabs sein sollte wie Sodom, „ein Besitztum der Brennnesseln und eine Salzgrube und eine Wüste in Ewigkeit" (Zeph 2,8.9). Confirm this request. Off 2,14). He is co-author with Christopher A. Rollston, P. Kyle McCarter, and Stefan J. Wimmer of “An Inscribed Altar from the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite Sanctuary” (the editio princeps of the new Moabite inscriptions from Khirbat Ataruz, Jordan) published in the journal Levant, and author of “A Curse of the Division of Land: A New Reading of the Bukān Aramaic Inscription Lines 9–10,” forthcoming in a peer-reviewed volume with SBL Press, along with several reference articles in the Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-biblical Antiquity. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University's Department of Near Eastern Studies and is the editor of Maarav and co-editor of BASOR (Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research). Studien his- torischen Denkmiilern und Texten (Ägypten und Altes Testament, Bd. In fact, on one level, it correlates remarkably with the biblical account, which mentions the rebellion of Moab against the Omrides and names Mesha specifically: The story continues with the Israelite response to this rebellion, in which King Jehoram of Israel, King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and the (unnamed) king of Edom march together against Moab. Ataroth is an obscure Transjordanian city, referenced only twice in the Bible. Moab – Bibel-Lexikon. bis zum 4. Mo 34,6). [12] Based on its stratigraphic location and this script, the Ataruz Inscribed Altar is dated to the decades following the Moabite conquest described in the Mesha Stele. [5] Both the reading and meaning of this term have been heavily debated, but a majority view reads the word as ryt, indicating some kind of satiating offering to the deity based on possible cognates. 2020 / ISBN 978-3-96327-042-0 / xxiv + 406 pp. Das Alte Testament vermittelt von Moab meist ein negatives, zuweilen aber auch ein positives Bild, was wohl von einer entsprechenden Kontroverse in Israel zeugt. Zeret-Shahar on the Hill in the Valley—The Discovery of a New Moabite Site in Jordan,” Proceedings of the First International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 1998 Rome: 1777–1884. Ahasja folgte Ahab auf den Thron, aber er war es nicht, der Moab angriff. Das Reich lag östlich des Toten Meeres südlich von Ammon (Grenze Wadi el-Mudschib = Tal des Arnon) und nördlich von Edom (Grenze Wadi el-Hesa) im heutigen Jordanien. [9] The language of this inscription is Moabite, and its script can be dated paleographically to the late 9th or early 8th centuries B.C.E. The Bible describes how the coalition of Israelite, Judahite, and Edomite armies destroyed all other cities except the Moabite capital, implying that Moab was greatly weakened though not destroyed. https://thetorah.com/article/ataroth-and-the-inscribed-altar-who-won-the-war-between-moab-and-israel. 27; 1 Chr. Diese werden übrig bleiben, um durch Israel gerichtet zu werden (vgl. ּמִּדְבָּר, que voul dir aint il desert) es ün cudesch biblic e la quarta part da la Tora güdeva respectivamaing dals cudeschs da Moses aint il Vegl Testamaint tar ils cristiauns. Don’t miss the latest essays from TheTorah.com. [7], Further light on this city has been shed by studying the ruin of Khirbat Ataruz, located 24 km southwest of Madaba in Jordan. Golan Sahem el-Jolan pp. ed., Harper Torchbook, 1963) BWANT Beiträge zur Wissenschaft vom Alten und Neuen Testament … Whether you've loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. As such, this finding contributes to an issue scholars have discussed ever since the Mesha Inscription was found, namely the tension between Mesha’s story and the biblical account of this war in 2 Kings 3. ÄAT 101 Jens Michael Wening Shiloah - Quelle des Lebens Eine Kulturgeschichte der Jerusalemer Stadtquelle ÄAT 102 Julia Dorothea Preisgke-Borsian: Bittplätze an ägyptischen Tempeln vom 7. See most recently: Aaron Schade, “RYT or HYT in Line 12 of the Mesha Inscription: A New Examination of the Stele and the Squeeze, and the Syntactic, Literary, and Cultic Implications of the Reading,” BASOR 378 (2017): 145–162. Dies ist auch sein heutiger Zustand. 2003, Die eisen-II-zeitlichen Siegel und -abdrücke aus Grabungen in Moab, in: F. Ninow, Hrsg., Wort und Stein, Festschrift für Udo Worschech (Beiträge zur Erforschung der antiken Moabitis 4), Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 33-87. 010048 EX Archaeology in the Land of Moab - Excavation and Survey in the Wadi ath -Thamad Project. Tatsächlich verfehlte diese Vorgehensweise nicht die gewünschte Wirkung (vgl. Both references to the city in the Torah appear in Numbers 32, as part of the territory that the tribes of Gad and Reuben settle. Photo Courtesy of C. Rollston, The Transjordanian city of Ataroth (עֲטָרוֹת, Ê¿ătÌ£ārôt) appears only twice in the Torah and nowhere else in the Bible. Moab and Edom in the S argon Geography* Wayne Horowitz The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The names of Moab and Edom, Israel's eastern neighbours, occur a number of times in cuneiform documents from the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods.1 * The reader is directed to A.K. Mo 2,9), also zogen sie östlich ihres Gebietes an ihnen vorbei. 4. Elimelech und Noomi flohen dorthin vor der Hungersnot, und David vertraute ihrem König seinen Vater und seine Mutter an, als Saul ihn verfolgte. Please support us. Innerhalb ähnlicher Grenzen liegt heute das jordanische Gouvernement Kerak. The biblical texts, at least those found in the Hebrew Bible (HB)/Old Testament (OT), are technically anonymous. Is it a divine wrath from the Israelite god YHWH, or the Moabite god, Kemosh? Ein Papierabdruck ist im britischen Museum zu sehen. [7] Editor’s note: For more discussions of the confluence and polemics between the Mesha inscription and the Bible regarding the tribe of Gad, see Aaron Koller, “The Tribe of Gad and the Mesha Stele,” TheTorah (2013); Yigal Levin, “Dibon-Gad: Between the Torah and the Mesha Stele,” TheTorah (2019). Prof. Christopher A. Rollston is Associate Professor of Northwest Semitic languages and literatures in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at George Washington University. Rollston is the editor of Enemies and Friends of the State: Ancient Prophecy in Context and the author of Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age as well as many academic articles such as “Scribal Curriculum during the First Temple Period: Epigraphic Hebrew and Biblical Evidence.” He is an expert in ancient epigraphy and blogs about new finds and current debates on www.rollstonepigraphy.com. Sam 22,3.4; 2. Den Moabitern war es für immer nicht erlaubt, in die Versammlung Gottes zu kommen (5. Moreover, the authors of this article are also very grateful to P. Kyle McCarter for discussing numerous and sundry aspects of the Ataruz inscriptions with us. Kristi Maslan God. Ugarit (/ ˌ uː É¡ ə ˈ r iː t, ˌ j uː-/; Ugaritic: 𐎜𐎂𐎗𐎚, ʼUgart; Arabic: أُوغَارِيت ‎ ŪġārÄ«t or أُوجَارِيت ŪǧārÄ«t) was an ancient port city in northern Syria, in the outskirts of modern Latakia, discovered by accident in 1928 together with the Ugaritic texts.Its ruins are often called Ras Shamra after the headland where they lie. Its first appearance is among the cities Gad and Reuben list, when they ask Moses for permission to settle in the region, due to its suitability for raising cattle: The Gadites and Reubenites request this area as their lot, and after some back and forth, Moses grants the request on the condition that the men of Gad and Reuben first participate in the conquest of Canaan with the other tribes. More info about Linked Data. Primary Entity\/h3> Über Moab selbst wird nichts Näheres berichtet. When the Mesha Inscription was first discovered, scholars immediately noted how it provides a remarkable contemporary witness to the conflict between Moab and the Northern Kingdom of Israel under the Omride Dynasty as described in Kings. [1] A city (or cities) named Ataroth appears in the description of the borders of the territory of Ephraim (Josh 16:2, 7). Nevertheless, due to modern archaeological discoveries, it has become a central piece of evidence for reconstructing the history of the Moabite rebellion against Israel and King Mesha’s expansion of the Moabite kingdom described in both 2 Kings and the Mesha Stele. Among all these fascinating details, of most importance for this discussion are the events narrated in lines 10–14: To be sure, this epigraphic witness does not relate directly to the events described in Numbers 32, nor does it say anything about their specific correlation with historical reality, but it does put Ataroth “on the map” by the 9th century B.C.E. window.location.replace(""); Housing Units (2000): 2148 (2000): 2148 You may have already requested this item. Yoram Cohen. [3] Of enduring usefulness with regard to the Mesha Stele is: Andrew Dearman (ed), Studies in the Mesha Inscription and Moab (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989). This constituted the nation the peculiar people of God, and was accompanied by promises for obedience and penalties for disobedience. 4; Levitical city, Josh. Moab wird in den Propheten verurteilt, da es das Volk Gottes geschmäht hatte. Funde. In Moab liegt auch das Gebirge Abǎrim. In 2000, Prof. Chang-Ho Ji of La Sierra University began excavation of the site, uncovering remarkable finds, including cultic architecture of multiple phases and many religious artifacts.[8].