Moabite Stone

noun

1. a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moabite Stone¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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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