Kingdom of Moab
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The Kingdom of Moab was an ancient Iron Age state located east of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan, known from both biblical accounts and archaeological evidence.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
cultic installations
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Dhiban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khirbat al-Mudayna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalFigureAssociated |
Balaam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balak, king of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth the Moabite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Arnon River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zered River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Dibon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefDeity | Chemosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Kingdom of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| declineCause | Assyrian expansion ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Moabites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
8th century BCE
ⓘ
9th century BCE ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Assyrian records
ⓘ
biblical accounts ⓘ epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| language | Moabite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Northwest Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterControlBy |
Babylonian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Dead Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Ar of Moab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kir-hareseth NERFINISHED ⓘ Medeba NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ Books of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| neighbor |
Edom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ammon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Mesha, king of Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherDeity | Ashtar-Chemosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bronze Age city-states of Transjordan ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | West Semitic polytheism ⓘ |
| source | Mesha Stele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| vassalOf | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Phoenician alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abjad ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.