Mount Nebo
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| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nebo |
| Most likely | Jabal al Naba (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.767° N, 35.750° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Deuteronomy 32:49 |
Mount Nebo is a mountain named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Jabal al Naba (medium confidence; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jabal al Naba | medium (41%) | 31.767° N, 35.750° E |
| Rujm Siyaghah | low (37%) | 31.768° N, 35.726° E |
| Jebel Osha | very low (4%) | 32.072° N, 35.709° E |
Journeys
Verses
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 32:49Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
- Deuteronomy 34:1And 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,Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
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.