Iye Abarim
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Iye Abarim was one of the places the Israelite
s stopped at during the Exodus
.
The name means Ruins of Abarim.
It is also called Ije-abarim, Iyim. It is "in the wilderness which is opposite Moab
toward the sunrise."
Israelite
According to the Bible the Israelites were a Hebrew-speaking people of the Ancient Near East who inhabited the Land of Canaan during the monarchic period .The word "Israelite" derives from the Biblical Hebrew ישראל...
s stopped at during the Exodus
The Exodus
The Exodus is the story of the departure of the Israelites from ancient Egypt described in the Hebrew Bible.Narrowly defined, the term refers only to the departure from Egypt described in the Book of Exodus; more widely, it takes in the subsequent law-givings and wanderings in the wilderness...
.
The name means Ruins of Abarim.
It is also called Ije-abarim, Iyim. It is "in the wilderness which is opposite Moab
Moab
Moab 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 archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over...
toward the sunrise."