Atlas Biblica

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    Medeba

    מֵידְבָא

    Medeba, a city in Moab captured by the Israelites (Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9, 16), later a site of battle between the Ammonites and David's army (1Ch.19.7).

    Where the story of Medeba happensMedeba, and 2 places the claims reach, framed to them: Medeba, Beer-elim, Eglaim. 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.MedebaBeer-elimEglaim
    Medeba, and 2 places the claims reach
    verses
    5
    first named
    Numbers 21:30
    last named
    Isaiah 15:2
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.72°N · 35.80°E
    settlement31.72°N · 35.80°E

    Madaba (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Medeba in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Medeba was an ancient city located in Moab, east of the Dead Sea. It was captured by the Israelites during their conquest of the region (Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9, 16). The city and its surrounding plain were allotted to the tribe of Reuben. During the reign of King David, the Ammonites hired Syrian mercenaries and gathered at Medeba to fight against Israel (1Ch.19.7). The Moabite Stone, an important archaeological find, mentions Medeba as a city that the Moabite King Mesha had captured from Israel. The prophet Isaiah, in his oracle against Moab, mentions Medeba as one of the cities that would mourn over the coming destruction (Isaiah 15:2).

    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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    Stands in the same events as

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 4 books.

    1. Numbers1 verse

      21:30

    2. Joshua2 verses

      13:913:16

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      19:7

    4. Isaiah1 verse

      15:2

    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 Moab WailingBeer-elimPlace mentioned in Isaiah's prophecy against Moab.via Moab WailingMoabAncient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordanvia Moab WailingNeboA city and mountain in Moabvia Moab WailingWailingWailing is a concept gathering 7 labelled instances in the text.via Moab WailingWeepingWeeping is a concept gathering 34 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    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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