In a dismal backwater called Shittim, bands of Israelites committed mass promiscuity with Moabite women and fell into mass apostasy, worshipping the Moabite God, Ba’al Peor.

And many Isralite men gave into temptation; they had sexual feasts and rituals on the altar of Ba’al Peor, the Moabite god. As a result, a plague struck Israel, wiping out thousands.

Ruth, the Moabite woman, whose unwavering loyalty ensures her inclusion within the lineage of King David (4:22) and, ultimately, Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:5), highlights God’s ability to work through ...

He separated from Nitzevet as he no longer wanted to sin in the eyes of God. Jesse even started to doubt the legitimacy of his own sons given his Moabite blood and decided he wanted a legitimate ...

Regarding the connection between this story and the previous story about Balak and Balaam, we can read a few chapters ahead, where the Torah tells us that the Moabite women who came to the camp ...

Regarding similarities between Ammonite and Moabite religious practice, professors stated: “As far as we can tell, Ammonite and Moabite religion were both polytheistic with a variety of gods and ...

The only thing which it did effect was indirectly to encourage the designing Arabs in their production of Moabite antiquities. Die Aechtheit der Moabitischen Alterthümer Geprüft.