Moab

The plateau east of the Dead Sea — where Ruth came from

East of Jordan

About This Place

A region east of the Dead Sea and the Jordan River in modern Jordan. The Moabites were relatives of Israel through Lot. Ruth, the great-grandmother of David, was a Moabite woman who showed extraordinary loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi. Moses also died on a mountain in Moab after seeing the Promised Land from a distance.

Chapters Mentioning Moab

Matthew

The Family Tree Nobody Expected

Matthew opens his Gospel with a family tree that's anything but boring — full of outsiders, scandals, and unlikely heroes. Then he tells the story of how Jesus actually arrived: through a confused carpenter, a teenage girl, and an angel who showed up in a dream.

Nearby Places

Decapolis

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