Moabite
[mәuәbait]
Definition
(n.) One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (Gen. xix. 37.) Also used adjectively.
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Definition
n. one of the ancient people of Moab living to the east of the lower part of Jordan and the Dead Sea.—adj. of or pertaining to Moab.—n. Mō′abite-stone slab of black basalt found in 1868 among the ruins of Dhibéˆ?(Dibon) in Moab bearing an inscription of 34 lines in Hebrew-Phœnician letters about the revolt of Mesha king of Moab against the king of Israel (2 Kings iii.)
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Examples
- In succession they are conquered by the Moabites, the Canaanites, the Midianites, and the Philistines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ammonites and Moabites became adherents. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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