Medeba in the Bible
Meaning: waters of grief; waters springing up
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Medeba » David defeats an army and the ammonites at
And they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maacah and his people, and they came and encamped before Medeba. And the {Ammonites} were gathered from their cities and came to the battle. And when David heard, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors. And the {Ammonites} went out and took up positions for battle at the entrance of the city. And the kings who had come [were] alone in the field. read more.
When Joab saw that [there was] {a battle line} against him at the front and the back, he chose from among the chosen [men] in Israel and arranged [them] to meet Aram. And the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they were arranged to meet the {Ammonites}. And he said, "If Aram is too strong for me, then you must be a help to me, but if the {Ammonites} are too strong for you, then I will help you. Be strong! Let us strengthen ourselves on behalf of our people and on behalf of the cities of our God. And may Yahweh do [what is] good in his eyes." And Joab and the people who [were] with him drew near before Aram for battle, and they fled before him. And when the {Ammonites} saw that Aram had fled, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and they came to the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
When Joab saw that [there was] {a battle line} against him at the front and the back, he chose from among the chosen [men] in Israel and arranged [them] to meet Aram. And the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother, and they were arranged to meet the {Ammonites}. And he said, "If Aram is too strong for me, then you must be a help to me, but if the {Ammonites} are too strong for you, then I will help you. Be strong! Let us strengthen ourselves on behalf of our people and on behalf of the cities of our God. And may Yahweh do [what is] good in his eyes." And Joab and the people who [were] with him drew near before Aram for battle, and they fled before him. And when the {Ammonites} saw that Aram had fled, they also fled before Abishai his brother, and they came to the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
Medeba » Allotted to reuben
from Aroer, which [is] on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city which [is] in the middle of the wadi, and all the plateau [from] Medeba up to Dibon;
Their territory was from Aroer, which [was] on the edge of the wadi of Arnon, and the city that [is] in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau by Medeba;
Medeba » A city » A city of moab
We destroyed them; Heshbon has perished up to Dibon; we laid waste up to Nophah, which {reaches} Medeba."
Medeba » An idolatrous "high place,"
It has gone up [to] the house, and Dibon [to] the high places for weeping over Nebo, and Moab wails over Medeba. {Every head is bald}, every beard [is] shaved.