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AR

(Heb. ʿār)

A site near the northern Moabite border, situated at the Arnon River (Num. 21:15, 28; Deut. 2:18). The name (“city”) may also refer to the Moabite territory in general (Deut. 2:9, 29). Ar and Kir together refer either to the two principal sites of Moab or to Moabite cities in general (Isa. 15:1). Ar has been identified with ancient Rabbath-moab / Areopolis (modern Rabbah) and recently with Khirbet el-Bālūʿ (244855), which better fits the geographical conditions described in Num. 21:15.

Bibliography. J. M. Miller, “The Israelite Journey through (around) Moab and Moabite Toponymy,” JBL 108 (1989): 577-95; U. Worshech and F. Ninow, “Preliminary Report on the Third Campaign at the Ancient Site of el-Baluʿ in 1991,” ADAJ 38 (1994): 195-203.

Friedbert Ninow






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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