Moab in the Bible
Meaning: of his father
Exact Match
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight. The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because they had done evil in the Lord's sight.
The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.
When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.
He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)
He said to them, "Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!" They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Moab, and did not let anyone cross.
And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.
Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtars, as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the Lord and did not worship him.
and said to him, "This is what Jephthah says, 'Israel did not steal the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.
"Israel didn't seize the land of Moab nor the land of the Ammonites. Here's what happened: When Israel came up from Egypt, passed through the desert to the Red Sea, and arrived at Kadesh,
Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, "Please allow us to pass through your land." But the king of Edom rejected the request. Israel sent the same request to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling to cooperate. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.
Then Israel went through the desert and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab. They traveled east of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon River; they did not go through Moabite territory (the Arnon was Moab's border).
Thematic Bible
Anger » Instances of » Moab
Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury;
Blindness » Instances of » Moab
Israel » Idolatry » Moab
The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel." So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you slay his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor."
Moab » Plains of » The law rehearsed in, by moses
Moab » Plains of » Military forces numbered in
Moab » Plains of » Israelites come in
Moab » Plains of » The land of promise allotted in
Moab » Son of lot
Moab » Plains of » The israelites renew their covenant in
Pride » Exemplified » Moab
Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury;