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s assigned by Moses to Reuben. It was occupied by the Reubenite clan Bela (1Ch 5:8). Here it is named between Aroer and Baalmeon.
Where is Nebo in the Bible?
Nebo was a city and mountain located in the region of Moab, east of the Jordan River in what is now modern-day Jordan. In the Bible, Nebo appears primarily in the Old Testament books of Numbers, Isaiah, and Jeremiah, where it is mentioned as a significant settlement in Moab. The mountain of Nebo holds particular importance as the location where Moses died after viewing the Promised Land, though he was not permitted to enter it himself. The city was later assigned to the tribe of Reuben and was frequently referenced by the Hebrew prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah in their pronouncements against Moab.
In Scripture3 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Numbers
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
Nebo (2)
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)s assigned by Moses to Reuben. It was occupied by the Reubenite clan Bela (1Ch 5:8). Here it is named between Aroer and Baalmeon. In their denunciations of wrath against Moab, Isaiah names it along with Medeba (Isa 15:2) and Jeremiah with Kiriathaim (Jer 48:1), and again (Jer 48:22) between Dibon and Beth-diblathaim. Mesha (M S) says that by command of Chemosh he went by night against the city, captured it after an assault that lasted from dawn till noon, and put all the inhabitants to death. He dedicated the place to Ashtar-chemosh. Jerome (Commentary on Isa 15:2) tells us that at Nebo was the idol of Chemosh. The site which seems best to meet the requirements of the passages indicated is on the ridge of Jebel Neba to the Southwest of Hesban, where ruins of an ancient town bearing the name of en-Neba are found (Buhl, GAP, 266).
(2) (nebho; B, Nabou A, Nabo, and other forms): Fifty-two descendants of the inhabitants of Nebo returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:29; Ne 7:33). The place was in Judah and is named after Bethel and Ai. There is nothing, however, to guide us as to its exact position. It may be represented by either Belt Nuba, 12 miles Northwest of Jerusalem, or Nuba, which lies about 4 miles South-Southeast of `Id el-Ma' (Adullam).
W. Ewing
(har nebho; Nabau): A mountain in the land of Moab which Moses ascended at the command of God in order that he might see the Land of Promise which he was never to enter. There also he was to die. From the followin