Place Old Testament
Nebo
Nebo was a city and mountain in Moab, mentioned in the Old Testament. Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at Numbers 32:3.
Why it matters. A city and mountain in Moab
- Location
- 31.748, 35.743 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Nebo
Nebo was a city in Moab, east of the Jordan River (Num. 32:3, 38; 1Chr. 5:8). It was one of the cities rebuilt by the Reubenites after the conquest of Canaan (Num. 32:38). Nebo is also mentioned in prophetic oracles against Moab (Isa. 15:2; Jer. 48:1, 22), indicating its significance in Moabite territory. The city was likely named after Mount Nebo, a prominent peak in the Abarim mountain range, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death (Deut. 32:49; 34:1).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 7 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.