Abarim

A mountain range in Moab, northeast of the Dead Sea, where Moses was shown the promised land (Numbers 27:12; Deuteronomy 32:49).

About Abarim

A mountainous area located east of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. It stretches northward from the flat lands of Moab.

The highest point on Mount Nebo is in Abarim. It is called Pisgah. It is 2,643 feet (805 meters) high.

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Key References

Deuteronomy 32:49

“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.

Numbers 27:12

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

Numbers 33:47

They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo.

All Scripture References (5)

Numbers (3)
Numbers 27:12

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

Numbers 33:47

They set out from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim facing Nebo.

Numbers 33:48

They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

Deuteronomy (1)
Deuteronomy 32:49

“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.

Jeremiah (1)
Jeremiah 22:20

Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.