How to Pronounce Moab
MO-ab
Moab is pronounced MO-ab (ˈməʊæb): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: MOH-ab.
What does Moab mean?
Moab means “of his father”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Moab?
Moab was the son of Lot's elder daughter, born after the destruction of Sodom, and the father of the Moabites (Genesis 19:37). His name also belongs to the land and nation of Moab, which Israel passed near on the way to the Promised Land: they camped in the plains of Moab by Jericho, and it was there that Moses died and was buried (Numbers 22:1, Deuteronomy 34:5).
Also pronounced
MOH-ab
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