Abǎrim
| Abǎrim | ||
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| Highest peak | Nebo ( 817 m ) | |
| location | Jordan | |
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 46 ′ N , 35 ° 44 ′ E | |
Abǎrim is the name of a mountain in present-day Jordan that is mentioned in the Old Testament .
location
The mountains stretch north-south east of the Dead Sea , from Jericho opposite Nebo in the north to the Arabian Desert . It is controversial whether the mountainous area south of the Arnon River and southeast of the Dead Sea was also included in the Abrim.
Mention in the Bible
In the representation of the Bible , the mountains belonged to Moab ( Palestine ). In the Vulgate in Deuteronomy 32:49 the etymological meaning of the name is given as "passage". The northern part was also called Pisgah or Phasga ( Numbers 23:14; 27.12; 21.20; 32.47; Deuteronomy 3.27; 34.1; 32.49).
When Balaam reluctantly blessed the Israelites a second time instead of curse them as Balak wanted, he did it from Phasga (Numbers 23: 14-24). Some time later, from the highest peak of Pisgah, i.e. from Mount Nebo , Moses overlooked the Promised Land , which he was no longer allowed to enter (Deuteronomy 3:27; 32:49), and then died there (5th Book Moses 34: 1 ff.). The Israelites struck after they had left Almon diblathaim, on the Abarim a camp to then in Canaan , the last leg of their exodus from Egypt immigrate, taking first in the Jordan Valley were coming down to after Abelshittim to arrive (4 Book of Moses 33: 47-48). Jeremiah also hid the ark and the smoke offering altar here when Jerusalem fell under the domination of the Babylonians ( 2nd Book of the Maccabees 2: 4-5).
In antiquity, the Abǎrim was mentioned in the Old Testament, among others, by Flavius Josephus ( Antiquitates Iudaicae 4, 8, 48), Hieronymus and Eusebius of Caesarea .
literature
- Arthur J. Ferch: Abarim (place) . In: Anchor Bible Dictionary . Volume 1, 1992, pp. 6f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl von Raumer : Palestine . FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1838, p. 71 ( full text in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Abarim . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 1, Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig / Vienna 1905, p. 12 .