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The Moabites were a tribe descended from Moab, the son of Lot, born of an incestuous relationship with his oldest daughter (Genesis 19:37). From Zoar, the cradle of this tribe, on the southeastern ...

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In Genesis 19:30–38), the Moabites belonged to the same ethnic stock as the Israelites. Their ancestral founder was "Moab", a son of Lot, who was a nephew of the Israelite patriarch Abraham. Moab and Ammon were born to Lot and Lot's elder and younger daughters, respectively, in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Bible refers to both the Moabites and Ammonites as Lot's sons, born of incest with his daughters (Genesis 19:37–38). Having lived surrounded by perversion, they now betrayed their own father who had chosen such a place for their home. 

❖ Moab
The Hebrew: Mow’ab (H4124), is used in English as Moab that means, "from my father", explicitly pointing to the union as an incestuous one. The second one is called Ben-ammi, in Hebrew: ben-’ammiy (H1151), son of my people (cp. Hos. 2:1). Begotten in shame, both sons had a shameful history (Num. 22--24; Dt. 2:9,19; Judg. 3,11; 1Sam. 11; 2Sam. 8,10), and both were cursed (Dt. 23:3; Neh. 13:1,23-25; Isa. 11:14; Zeph. 2). 

❖ Bible Law against Moabites:
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: (Deuteronomy 23:3). Ammonites and Moabites were the result of incest (Gen. 19:30-38). This law against them was given for two reasons, explained in Deut. 23:4. It either applied to males only, or there were exceptions. Ruth the Moabite was an exception (Ruth 1:4; 4:13; Mt. 1:5). The law applied only to these two peoples, for in Deut. 23:7 others are dealt with on a different basis.

❖ Moab Kingdom:
They became enemies of the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan. Moab is the name of an ancient kingdom whose territory is today located in the modern state of Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The Moabite capital was Dibon. Moab was often in conflict with its Israelite neighbors to the west. The god-protector of their nation was Chemosh, just as Yahweh was the national God of the Israelites. (Jer. 48:7,13,46; Num. 21:29; Judg. 11:24; 1Ki. 11:7,33; 2Ki. 23:13).

God renewed his covenant with the Israelites at Moab before the Israelites entered the "promised land" (Deuteronomy 29:1). Moses died there (Deut 34:5), prevented by God from entering the Promised Land. He was buried in an unknown location in Moab and the Israelites spent a period of thirty days there in mourning (Deuteronomy 34:6–8). The Benjaminite shofet Ehud ben Gera assassinated the Moabite king Eglon and led an Israelite army against the Moabites at a ford of the Jordan river, killing many of them. Ruth and Orpah were identified as daughters of Eglon. 

❖ David & Jesus came in the bloodline with Ruth, a Moabite
Ruth was virtuous and loyal to God of the Bible (Judaism) and Naomi even after her husband died. According to Midrash, Orpah was a sister of Ruth, and both were daughters of the Moabite King Eglon. Her name was changed to "Orpah" because she turned her back. In rabbinic literature, Orpah is identified with Herse, the mother of the four Philistine giants, one of whom was Goliath. Ruth's child born to Boaz was Obed, who was the father of Jesse and grand father of King David (Ruth 4:18-22; 1Chr. 2:3-17; Mt. 1:1-5; Lk. 3:31-32). Ruth 4:17)

❖ Future of Moabites:
Although allusions to Moab are frequent in the prophetical books (Isa 25:10; Ezek 25:8–11; Amos 2:1–3; Zephaniah 2:8–11), and although two chapters of Isaiah (15 and 16) and one of Jeremiah (48) are devoted to the "burden of Moab", as God would bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days (Jer. 48:47). The land of Moabites are part of the land promised to the descendants of Israel (Jacob). after Armageddon.

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