Ar
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Named at Numbers 21:15, in the words quoted from The Book of the Wars of the LORD, as the dwelling of Ar toward which the slope of the valleys inclines, and in the song of 21:28 as Ar of Moab, devoured by the fire that went out of Heshbon. Deuteronomy 2:9 and 2:18 have the LORD say, “I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession”, and, “You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today”; the message to Sihon at 2:29 names “the Moabites who dwell in Ar”.
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- DEU 2:8–9, engwebp
8So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
9The LORD said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”
- DEU 2:16–19, engwebp
16So, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
17the LORD spoke to me, saying,
18“You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today.
19When you come near the border of the children of Ammon, don’t bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.”
- DEU 2:26–29, engwebp
26I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
27“Let me pass through your land. I will go along by the highway. I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.
28You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink. Just let me pass through on my feet,
29as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me, until I pass over the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God gives us.”
- ISA 15:1–9, engwebp
1The burden of Moab. For in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing. For in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing.
2They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.
3In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.
4Heshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.
5My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.
6For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.
7Therefore they will carry away the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have stored up, over the brook of the willows.
8For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.
9For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; for I will bring yet more on Dimon, a lion on those of Moab who escape, and on the remnant of the land.
- NUM 21:10–15, engwebp
10The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in Oboth.
11They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.
12From there they traveled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
13From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
14Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
15the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
- NUM 21:26–30, engwebp
26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
27Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
28for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
29Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”
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Geographic sources & candidates
Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Ar” by name and 6 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, Khirbet al Balua (confidence 359 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event. 2 other identifications are listed too.
AI-assisted source review; human approval pending, 2026-09-29
- Khirbet al Balua
OpenBible.info confidence 359 of 1000 (current scholarship)
31.35991, 35.78276
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Ar” (CC BY 4.0) - Misna
OpenBible.info confidence 261 of 1000 (current scholarship)
31.28086, 35.75953
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Ar” (CC BY 4.0) - Rabba
OpenBible.info confidence 123 of 1000 (current scholarship)
31.27004, 35.7383
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Ar” (CC BY 4.0)
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the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
The LORD said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”
“You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today.
as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me, until I pass over the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God gives us.”
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Ar (place-ar) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/ar Current wording: Named at Numbers 21:15, in the words quoted from The Book of the Wars of the LORD, as the dwelling of Ar toward which the slope of the valleys inclines, and in the song of 21:28 as Ar of Moab, devoured by the fire that went out of Heshbon. Deuteronomy 2:9 and 2:18 have the LORD say, “I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession”, and, “You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today”; the message to Sihon at 2:29 names “the Moabites who dwell in Ar”. Cited evidence: DEU 2:8–9, engwebp / DEU 2:16–19, engwebp / DEU 2:26–29, engwebp / ISA 15:1–9, engwebp / NUM 21:10–15, engwebp / NUM 21:26–30, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.