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Moab: The son of Lot with his eldest daughter, shortly after the judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:30-38). Moab is the father of the Moabites, who lived on the east side of the Salt Sea (Dead Sea), in present-day Jordan. | Moab: The son of Lot with his eldest daughter, shortly after the judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:30-38). 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 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). | + | As the people of Israel were approaching the promised land after the exodus from Egypt, the king 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). Starting in the time of the Judges, there were frequent clashes between the Israelites and the Moabites, and the Moabities led many in Israel astray to worship false gods and do abominations in the sight of the Lord. |
The MOAB ("Massive Ordnance Air Burst," "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. | The MOAB ("Massive Ordnance Air Burst," "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. | ||
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Moab: The son of Lot with his eldest daughter, shortly after the judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:30-38). 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 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). Starting in the time of the Judges, there were frequent clashes between the Israelites and the Moabites, and the Moabities led many in Israel astray to worship false gods and do abominations in the sight of the Lord.
The MOAB ("Massive Ordnance Air Burst," "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.
