Moabites, Kingdom of the

Moab is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in Jordan.

The land lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.

The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by numerous archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over an unnamed son of King Omri of Israel.

The Moabite capital was Dibon.

In Biblical times, the nation was often in conflict with its Israelite neighbors to the west.

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