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    Ar

    עָר

    Ar, the capital of Moab, mentioned in the context of Israel's journey and prophecies.

    Where the story of Ar happensAr, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Ar, Moab. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.ArMoab
    Ar, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    6
    first named
    Numbers 21:15
    last named
    Isaiah 15:1
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.36°N · 35.78°E
    settlement31.36°N · 35.78°E

    Khirbet al Balua (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 5 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Ar in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ar was the capital city of Moab, a kingdom located east of the Dead Sea in what is now modern-day Jordan. The city is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, particularly in the context of Israel's journey through the wilderness and in prophetic messages concerning Moab.

    During the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, they passed through the territory of Moab. God instructed them not to harass or provoke the Moabites, as He had given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession (Deu.2.9). The Israelites bypassed Ar and continued their journey (Deu.2.18).

    In Numbers 21, the Israelites' journey is described, mentioning the valleys that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab (Numbers 21:15). Later in the chapter, a poetic passage refers to a fire that came out of Heshbon and consumed Ar of Moab (Numbers 21:28), likely alluding to a past military conquest.

    The prophet Isaiah also mentions Ar in his prophecy against Moab, declaring that Ar is laid waste and destroyed in a night (Isaiah 15:1). This prophecy foretells the coming judgment on Moab and its capital city.

    The exact location of Ar is uncertain, but it is generally associated with the modern city of Rabba, about 15 miles (24 km) south of the Arnon River. As the capital of Moab, Ar would have been a significant political and economic center in the region.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 6, across 3 books.

    1. Numbers2 verses

      21:1521:28

    2. Deuteronomy3 verses

      2:92:182:29

    3. Isaiah1 verse

      15:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via MoabDavid’s dedicationDavid’s dedication is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via MoabDeath of MosesDeath of Moses is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via MoabFighting of MoabFighting of Moab is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via MoabGiving Ammon PossessionGiving Ammon Possession is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via MoabIsraelite JourneysIsraelite Journeys is an event attested across 45 verses, connecting 55 pageable entities.via MoabIthmahMoabite warrior in David's army.via MoabJudgment of Dibon, Nebo, and DiblathaimJudgment of Dibon, Nebo, and Diblathaim is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 11 pageable entities.via MoabKirA Moabite city, later destroyed by the Babyloniansvia MoabLORD’s destruction of MoabLORD’s destruction of Moab is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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