'''Moab: The ''' was the son of [[Lot ]] with his eldest daughter, shortly after the judgement on [[Sodom ]] and [[Gomorrah ]] (Genesis 19:30-38)and after Lot's daughters had gotten him drunk. This story is recounted in the book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. His brother [[Ammon]] was born the same way to the younger daughter. Moab is the father of the [[Moabites]], who lived on the east side of the Salt Sea (Dead Sea), in present-day [[Jordan]].
As the people of Israel were approaching the promised land after the exodus from Egypt, the king ==Other meanings of Moab was afraid of what Israel might do to his country, although Israel had been commanded by Jehovah to not do them any harm (Deuteronomy 2:9). King Balak hired a prophet (Balaam) to put a curse on Israel (Numbers 21 - 23). ~ RAsbery==
The '''MOAB ''' ("[[GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast|Massive Ordinance Air Burst," ]] or "Mother of All Bombs") was a weapon developed by the U.S. Air Force prior to the [[Iraq War]] as part of the planned "[[shock and awe]]" strategy. '''Moab''' is also the name of a town in Utah. [[Category:Biblical Persons]]