Moab (;
Moabite:
mʾb;
Arabic مؤاب muʾāb; ;
Greek Μωάβ
Mōáb;
Assyrian Mu'aba,
Ma'ba,
Ma'ab;
Egyptian Mu'ab) is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in
Jordan. The land lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the
Dead Sea. The existence of the
Kingdom of Moab is attested to by numerous archaeological findings, most notably the
Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over an unnamed son of
King Omri of
Israel. The Moabite capital was
Dibon. According to the
Hebrew Bible, Moab was often in conflict with its Israelite neighbours to the west.