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Moabite Stone
noun
- a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Moabite Stone1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
The palæographical importance of the Moabite stone is equally great.
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He has left us a record of his victories, the so-called Moabite Stone, which was discovered among the ruins of his capital, Dibon.
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Standing-stones have also been used to record events, like the Moabite Stone or the modern gravestone.
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Since the finding of the Moabite Stone no discovery has been as important as that of the Siloam inscription.
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The Moabite Stone, the oldest extant Hebrew inscription, was one of the things that we made a point of seeing.
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