Oboth
Oboth was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their journey through the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt.
The name Oboth means “dragons; fathers; desires”
PlaceOld Testament1 book4 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Ein Weibeh
- Certainty
- Possible (36% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 30.617° N, 35.190° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אֹבֹתOboth
Mentions
- Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.
- They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.
- They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
- They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.