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Bible Atlas · Moab

Nebo

Nebo, in Moab, a stop on the Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land, on the map, with its verse.

NeboJerusalemBethlehemBethanyThe plains of MoabSAMARIAJUDAEAJordanSalt Sea

What happened at Mount Nebo in the Bible?

Where Moses saw the land he would not enter. From the top of Pisgah the LORD showed him all of it and said, "I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither" (Deut 34:4). He died there in the land of Moab, and the people he had led crossed the Jordan under Joshua.

In the text

Nebo · Jabal al Naba

In Moab, in the Bible's day. Shown at Jabal al Naba, 31.77° N, 35.75° E.

The summit is not certain. Jabal al Naba is the leading identification; Rujm Siyaghah, beside it, is the other.

  • And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

    Deuteronomy 34:1

On this journey

Stop 14 of 14 · Rameses to the plains of MoabThe Exodus: Egypt to the Edge of the Land

Questions

Where is Mount Nebo?

Nebo was in Moab, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at Jabal al Naba, 31.77° N, 35.75° E. The summit is not certain. Jabal al Naba is the leading identification; Rujm Siyaghah, beside it, is the other.

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.