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Oboth

Bottles, an encampment of the Israelites during the wanderings in the wilderness (Num. 33:43), the first after the setting up of the brazen serpent.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(bottles), one of the encampments of the Israelites, east of Moab. (Numbers 21:10; 33:43) Its exact site is unknown but it was probably south of the Dead Sea, on the boundary between Moab and Edom.—ED).

In the Bible

4

Verses where Oboth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Numbers 21:10

    Then the Israelites set out and camped at Oboth.

  • Numbers 21:11

    They journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.

  • Numbers 33:43

    They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.

  • Numbers 33:44

    They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim on the border of Moab.

Scripture on Oboth

2

Oboth references

4

Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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