Moabitess

MOABITESS

mo'-ab-it-es, mo-ab-i'-tes (mo'abhiyah):

A woman, or in plural women, of Moab. The term is applied to Ru (1:22; 2:2,6,21; 4:5,10); to some of Solomon's wives (1 Kings 11:1); and to Shimrith, whose son shared in the murder of King Joash (2 Chronicles 24:26).

See MOAB.


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MOABITESS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.