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Biblical Geography — Biblical Geography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Geography With the exception of the didactic literature, there is no book in the Bible which, to a greater or less extent, does not contain mention of, or allusions to, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Bamoth-Baal — was an elevated point in the land of Moab (Num. xxii. 41), which was allotted to the Tribe of Reuben (Josh. xiii. 17). It is probably identical with the Bamoth between Nahaliel and the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah,… … Wikipedia
Kirjathaim — two cities; a double city. #A city of refuge in Naphtali (). In the time of () it was one of the four cities which formed the glory of Moab (Compare ). It has been identified with el Kureiyat, 11 miles south west of Medeba, on the south slope of… … Wikipedia
Kirjath-huzoth — city of streets, , a Moabite city, which some identify with Kirjathaim. Balak here received and entertained Balaam, whom he had invited from Pethor, among the mountains of the east, beyond the Euphrates, to lay his ban upon the Israelites, whose… … Wikipedia
Abarim — Abarim, Kette niedriger Gebirge östlich am Todten Meere hinziehend, dessen nördl. Spitze der Nebo (jetzt Attarus) war, auf welchem Moses starb … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Kirjathaim — Two cities; a double city. 1) A city of refuge in Naphtali (1 Chr. 6:76). 2) A town on the east of Jordan (Gen. 14:5; Deut. 2:9, 10). It was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:37). In the time of Ezekiel (25:9) it was one of the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Kirjath-huzoth — City of streets, Num. 22:39, a Moabite city, which some identify with Kirjathaim. Balak here received and entertained Balaam, whom he had invited from Pethor, among the mountains of the east, beyond the Euphrates, to lay his ban upon the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Machaerus — The Black Fortress, was built by Herod the Great in the gorge of Callirhoe, one of the wadies 9 miles east of the Dead Sea, as a frontier rampart against Arab marauders. John the Baptist was probably cast into the prison connected with this… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
ATAROTH — (Heb. עֲטָ רוֹת), name of several biblical towns or settlements. (1) A city in the territory beyond the Jordan, conquered from the Amorites by Moses and the Israelites and allotted to Gad (Num. 32:3, 34), even though it was situated within the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOAB — (Heb. מוֹאָב), a land E. of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, one of Israel s neighbors in biblical times. The highland of Moab extends southward to the Zered River (Wādī al Ḥasāʾ), eastward to the desert, and westward to the Dead Sea. Its northern… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
