Reference: Oboth

bottles, an encampment of the Israelites during the wanderings in the wilderness (Nu 33:43), the first after the setting up of the brazen serpent.

A stage in Israel's journey, on the border of Edom and Moab (Nu 21:10; 33:43). N. of Punon, E. of the northern part of Edom. Now the halting place el Ahsa on the pilgrim route between Damascus and Mecca. Oboth means "holes dug for water"; plural of Ob or obah, Arabic weibeh. Ahsa is also a plural meaning the same. The wady el Ahsa runs N.W. into the Dead Sea, and is the boundary between the provinces Jebal and Kerak, as anciently between Edom and Moab.

A 'station' of the children of Israel (Nu 21:10-11; 33:43 f.). Nothing definite is known as to its position.

O'both

One of the stations of the Israelites east of Moab. Nu 21:10-11; 33:43-44.

O'both

(bottles), one of the encampments of the Israelites, east of Moab.

Nu 21:10; 33:43

Its exact site is unknown but it was probably south of the Dead Sea, on the boundary between Moab and Edom. --ED).