Nebo
Nebo was a city and mountain in Moab, mentioned in the Old Testament.
The name Nebo means “that speaks or prophesies”
PlaceOld Testament4 books7 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Numbers 32:3; only referred to as Nebo (נְבוֹ).
Location
- Identified as
- Khirbet al Mukhayyat
- Certainty
- Possible (57% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.749° N, 35.744° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- נְבוֹNebo
Mentions
- “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- …as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
- They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo.
- …and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
- Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
- Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
- …upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,