Moab

Moab was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1000 to 582 BCE, about 418 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Kingdom east of the Dead Sea. King Mesha's stele of about 840 BCE boasts of freeing Moab from Israel and is one of the longest Iron Age inscriptions from the Levant.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1000 to 582 BCE
Duration: 418 years
Type: State
Region: Levant, Middle East
Language family: Semitic
Capital: Dibon

Events in Middle East during its time

853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria
612 BCE Fall of Nineveh
587 BCE Destruction of Jerusalem

Neighbours in Middle East

Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE
Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
Kingdom of Israel c. 930 to 720 BCE
Phrygia c. 900 to 695 BCE
Lydia c. 680 to 546 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Moab exist?

c. 1000 to 582 BCE, about 418 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Moab?

Levant, in Middle East. Its capital was Dibon.

What language did Moab speak?

Semitic. This family includes Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya.