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Moab

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Also known as Moabite

pueblo semita que vivía al este del mar Muerto, en la actual Jordania.

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Moab was an ancient kingdom located in what is now southern Jordan, east of the Dead Sea, whose existence is confirmed by archaeological evidence including the famous Mesha Stele. It matters historically because it provides insight into the ancient Levantine world and its interactions with neighboring kingdoms like Israel, as documented in both archaeological records and biblical texts.

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Key facts

Country.religion
Canaanite religion
Country.native_name
𐤌𐤀𐤁
Country.conventional_long_name
Kingdom of Moab
Country.common_name
Moab
Country.capital
Dibon
Country.common_languages
Moabite
Country.status
Monarchy
Country.year_start
c. 13th century BCE 
Country.event_end
Collapsed
Country.year_end
 c. 400 BCE
Country.image_map
Kingdoms around Israel 830 map.svg
Country.image_map_caption
A theoretical map of Canaan around 830 BCE. Moab is shown in purple on this map, between the Arnon and Zered rivers.
Country.today
Jordan, Israel

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
people
Named after
Moab
Country
Jordan
Continent
Asia
Capital
Dhiban
Follows
Canaan
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Commons category
Moab
topic's main category
Category:Moab
different from
Moab
language used
Moabite
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0400-00-00
inception
1300-00-00
native label
מוֹאָב‬
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Article · Español

Los moabitas, cuyo territorio se conocía como Moab (en hebreo, מוֹאָב‎, Môʾāḇ(tiberiano), Moʾav; en asirio Muʾaba, Maʾba o Maʾab; en egipcio Muʾab; en árabe, مؤاب‎, Muʾāb; en griego, Μωάβ, Mōáb o Μοαβῖτις, Moabitis), eran un pueblo semita que vivía al este del mar Muerto, en la actual Jordania.​ Se originó durante el Bronce Reciente debido a la llegada de los pueblos del mar.​

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