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Coloured states, removed anachronistic Petra, added Bozrah, removed Urmomium (Your mom...!), edited Arabu to Arubu, edited to Philistine City States 15:51, 10 February 2017 720 × 859 (167 KB)
Moab [a] (/ ˈ m oʊ æ b /) was an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea .
The "sons of Ammon" would be subject to Israel during the time of the Messiah's rulership according to the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 11:14). The book of Zephaniah states that "Moab will assuredly be like Sodom, and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah—Ground overgrown with weeds and full of salt mines, and a permanent desolation." (Zephaniah 2:9).
Added colors for the two kingdoms and converted their text to path and arial: 23:53, 12 July 2010: 720 × 859 (62 KB) Malus Catulus: Shrinked down the borders: 19:43, 12 July 2010: 720 × 859 (62 KB) Malus Catulus {{Information |Description={{en|1=Map showing the ancient levant borders and ancient cities such as Urmomium and Jerash. The map ...
Biblical kingdoms of Ammon, Edom and Moab around 830 BCE According to the Hebrew Bible, Ammon and Moab were nations that occupied parts of Transjordan in ancient times. According to Genesis , ( 19:37–38 ), Ammon and Moab were descendants of Lot by Lot's two daughters, in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah .
Israel grows from kingdom to empire, its military and political sphere of influence expanding to control the weaker client states of Philistia, Moab, Edom and Ammon, with Aramaean city-states Aram-Zobah and Aram-Damascus becoming vassal states. [67]
It was bounded on the north by Bashan, and on the south by Moab and Ammon (Genesis 31:21; Deuteronomy 3:12–17). The hills of Gilead, Jordan "Gilead" mentioned in the Book of Hosea may refer to the cities of Ramoth-Gilead, Jabesh-Gilead, or the whole Gilead region; "Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood" .
Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant. Modern-day Jordan has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period. Three kingdoms developed in Transjordan during the Iron Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. In the third century BC, the Arab Nabataeans established their kingdom centered in Petra.