Ar

Ar [N] [H]

(a city ), or Ar of Moab, one of the chief places of Moab. ( Numbers 21:28 ; Isaiah 15:1 ) In later times the place known as Areopolis and Rabbath-Moab. The site still called Rabba . It lies about halfway between Kerak and the Wady Mojeb , 10 or 11 miles from each, the Roman road passing through it.


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Ar'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.