Numbers 32:38

32:38 Nebo, Baal Meon (with a change of name), and Sibmah. They renamed ¹  the cities they built.

Deuteronomy 32:49

32:49 “Go up to this Abarim ²  hill country, to Mount Nebo (which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho ³ ) and look at the land of Canaan that I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.

Deuteronomy 34:1

The Death of Moses

34:1 Then Moses ascended from the deserts of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the summit of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. ⁴  The Lord showed him the whole land – Gilead to Dan,

Isaiah 15:2

15:2 They went up to the temple, ⁵ 

the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. ⁶ 

Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, ⁷  Moab wails.

Every head is shaved bare,

every beard is trimmed off. ⁸ 

¹ tn Heb “called names.”

² sn Abarim. This refers to the high plateau region of the Transjordan, the highest elevation of which is Mount Pisgah (or Nebo; cf. Deut 34:1). See also the note on the name “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

³ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁴ sn For the geography involved, see note on the term “Pisgah” in Deut 3:17.

⁵ tn Heb “house.”

⁶ tn Heb “even Dibon [to] the high places to weep.” The verb “went up” does double duty in the parallel structure.

⁷ tn Heb “over [or “for”] Nebo and over [or “for”] Medeba.”

⁸ sn Shaving the head and beard were outward signs of mourning and grief.