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Moab

[ moh-ab ]

noun

  1. an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.


Moab

/ ˈməʊæb /

noun

  1. Old Testament an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea, in what is now the SW part of Jordan: flourished mainly from the 9th to the 6th centuries bc


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Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, it is silent: because the wall of Moab is destroyed in the night, it is silent.

For this shall the well appointed men of Moab howl, his soul shall howl to itself.

For the cry is gone round about the border of Moab: the howling thereof unto Gallim, and unto the well of Elim the cry thereof.

Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.

Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for the brick wall.

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