Ar
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Khirbet al Balua (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.360° N, 35.783° E |
| Mentioned in | 7 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 21:15 |
Ar is a settlement named in 7 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet al Balua (low confidence; 4 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet al Balua | low (36%) | 31.360° N, 35.783° E |
| Misna | low (26%) | 31.281° N, 35.760° E |
| Rabba | very low (12%) | 31.270° N, 35.738° E |
| Khirbet el Medeineh | very low (1%) | 31.281° N, 35.872° E |
| Kerak | very low (-2%) | 31.181° N, 35.701° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 21:15And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”
- Numbers 21:28For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 2:9And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
- Deuteronomy 2:10The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites.
- Deuteronomy 2:18Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.
- Deuteronomy 2:29(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.