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Chemosh was the supreme deity of the Canaanite state of Moab and the patron-god of its population, the Moabites, [1] [2] who in consequence were called the "People of Chemosh". [3] The name and significance of Chemosh are historically attested in the Moabite-language inscriptions on the Mesha Stele , dated ca. 840 BCE.
According to the biblical account, Moab and Ammon were born to Lot and Lot's elder and younger daughters, respectively, in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible refers to both the Moabites and Ammonites as Lot's sons, born of incest with his daughters (Genesis 19:37–38).
Balak son of Zippor (Hebrew: בָּלָק Bālāq) [1] was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet and sorcerer Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam the son of Beor for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelite community. [2]
How Moab was oppressed by Omri King of Israel and his son as the result of the anger of the god Chemosh; Mesha's victories over Omri's son (not named) and the men of Gad at Ataroth, Nebo and Jehaz; His building projects, restoring the fortifications of his strong places and building a palace and reservoirs for water
Peor (Hebrew: פְּעוֹר , Modern: Peʿōr, Tiberian: Pŏʿōr, Biblical: Paġor) meaning "opening", may refer to: . The name of a mountain peak, mentioned in Numbers 23:28, to which Balak, king of Moab led Balaam in his fourth and final attempt to induce Balaam to pronounce a curse upon the Israelites as they were passing through Balak's Land to the Promised Land.
The phrase "image of God" is found in three passages in the Hebrew Bible, all in the Book of Genesis 1–11: . And God said: 'Let us make man in our image/b'tsalmeinu, after our likeness/kid'muteinu; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'
This decision was based on the arguments including that the biblical commandment forbidding images of God was because no-one had seen God. But, by the Incarnation of Jesus, who is God incarnate in visible matter, humankind has now seen God. It was therefore argued that they were not depicting the invisible God, but God as He appeared in the ...
Kir of Moab is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two main strongholds of Moab, the other being Ar. It is probably the same as the city called Kir-haresh (Isaiah 16:11, KJV ), Kir-hareseth ( Hebrew : קִיר-חֲרֶשֶׂת ; Isa 16:7 ), and Kir-heres ( Hebrew : קִיר חָרֶשׂ ; Isa 16:11 ; Jer 48:31 , 48:36 ). [ 1 ]