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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36847" /> ==
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36851" /> ==
<p> The idol of [[Babylon]] and Assyria. Νabiu (Hamitic Babylonian), Νabu (Semitic Babylonian). Related to [[Hebrew]] nabi , "inspired," "prophet." [[Described]] as "the far hearing," "he of intelligence, who teaches." The cuneiform arrow head is his emblem; hence named Τir , "arrow." [[Answering]] the [[Egyptian]] "Thoth," the Greek "Hermes," "Mercury," the "inspired" interpreter or nabiy of the gods, designated in one place "inventor of the writing of the royal tablets." Presided over learning and letters. Pul, from some special connection with Babylon (Ivalush [[Iii)]] gave [[Nebo]] a prominence in [[Assyrian]] worship which he had not before. </p> <p> [[A]] statue of Nebo with the god's epithets written across the body, set up at [[Calah]] by Pul, is in the British Museum. Babylon from early ages held Nebo among the chief gods. At Birs Nimrud (Borsippa) was his ancient temple, which [[Nebuchadnezzar]] rebuilt. He also called his seaport on the [[Persian]] gulf Teredon, i.e. given to Tir equalling Nebo. The names Nabo-nassar, Nabo-polassar, Nebu-chadnezzar, Nabo-nadius, show Nebo was their guardian god. The tower of Nebo had the form of the seven spheres. Nebo's sphere has the blue sacred to him. But "Nebo stoopeth," i.e. is prostrate, "a burden to the weary beast" of the conqueror who carried the idol away; so far was Nebo from saving Babylon (&nbsp;Isaiah 46:1; &nbsp;1 Samuel 5:3-4; &nbsp;Psalms 20:8). </p>
<p> '''1.''' [[A]] town of Moab, taken possession of by Reuben. Also the Mount of Moab, from which Moses viewed [[Canaan]] (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 32:49; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 34:1). [[Pisgah]] was a ridge of the [[Abarim]] mountains, [[W.]] from Heshbon. [[Nebo]] was a part of Pisgah named from the town, [[Nebo]] close by. &nbsp;Isaiah 15:2, "Moab shall howl 'at' (al ) Nebo." (&nbsp;Jeremiah 48:1; &nbsp;Numbers 32:3; &nbsp;Numbers 32:38; &nbsp;Numbers 33:47). As Israel's encampment was "before Nebo," i.e. to the [[E.]] of Nebo, probably Nebo was on Pisgah's western slope. The peakless, horizontal straightness of the ridge caused the parts to be distinguished only by the names of adjoining villages. As Nebo "faced Jericho," and "the ravine of Moses' burying place in [[Moab]] faced Beth-Peor," Attarus suggested by Seetzen is too far [[S.,]] and jebel el Jilad too far [[N.]] to correspond. [[Grove]] suggests ''jebel Nebbah'' , [[S.]] of wady Hesban. </p> <p> '''2.''' "The other (town) [[Nebo"]] was [[W.]] of Jordan, in [[Benjamin]] (&nbsp;Ezra 2:29; &nbsp;Ezra 10:43; &nbsp;Nehemiah 7:33). Perhaps ''Beit Nubah'' . </p>
          
          
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6571" /> ==
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53053" /> ==
<p> ( נבו , <i> ''''' nebhō ''''' </i> ; Ναβαῦ , <i> ''''' Nabaú ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) This town is named in &nbsp;Numbers 32:3 between [[Sebam]] and [[Beon]] (which latter evidently represents Baal-meon of &nbsp; Numbers 32:38 ), after [[Heshbon]] and Elealeh, as among the cities assigned by Moses to Reuben. It was occupied by the [[Reubenite]] clan [[Bela]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 5:8 ). Here it is named between [[Aroer]] and Baalmeon. In their denunciations of wrath against Moab, Isaiah names it along with [[Medeba]] (&nbsp;Isaiah 15:2 ) and Jeremiah with [[Kiriathaim]] (&nbsp;Jeremiah 48:1 ), and again (&nbsp;Jeremiah 48:22 ) between [[Dibon]] and Beth-diblathaim. [[Mesha]] [[(M]] [[S)]] says that by command of [[Chemosh]] he went by night against the city, captured it after an assault that lasted from dawn till noon, and put all the inhabitants to death. He dedicated the place to Ashtar-chemosh. [[Jerome]] ( <i> [[Commentary]] </i> on &nbsp; Isaiah 15:2 ) tells us that at Nebo was the idol of Chemosh. The site which seems best to meet the requirements of the passages indicated is on the ridge of <i> '''''Jebel''''' </i> <i> '''''Nebā''''' </i> to the Southwest of <i> '''''Ḥesbān''''' </i> , where ruins of an ancient town bearing the name of <i> '''''en''''' </i> - <i> '''''Nebā''''' </i> are found (Buhl, <i> [[Gap]] </i> , 266). </p> <p> (2) ( נבו , <i> ''''' nebhō ''''' </i> ; [[B,]] Ναβοῦ , <i> ''''' Naboú ''''' </i> [[A,]] Ναβώ , <i> ''''' Nabṓ ''''' </i> , and other forms): Fifty-two descendants of the inhabitants of Nebo returned from exile with [[Zerubbabel]] (&nbsp; Ezra 2:29; &nbsp;Nehemiah 7:33 ). The place was in Judah and is named after [[Bethel]] and Ai. There is nothing, however, to guide us as to its exact position. It may be represented by either Belt Nuba, 12 miles Northwest of Jerusalem, or Nuba, which lies about 4 miles South-Southeast of <i> '''''‛Id''''' </i> <i> '''''el''''' </i> - <i> '''''Mā'''''' </i> (Adullam). </p>
<p> <strong> [[Nebo]] </strong> (Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] <em> Nabû </em> , ‘Announcer’). [[A]] Bab. [Note: Babylonian.] deity who presided over literature and science. The cuneiform system of writing was credited to his invention. He was the son and messenger of Bel-Marduk; whose will to mortals he interpreted. The planet [[Mercury]] was sacred to Nebo. The chief centre of his worship was the temple of E-Zida in Borsippa, between which and the temple of [[Marduk]] in [[Babylon]] took place the great annual processions of which we find a reminiscence in &nbsp; Isaiah 46:1 f. The name Neho appears as an element in many [[Babylonian]] names Nehuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan, Abed-nego (properly Abed-nebo), etc. </p> <p> [[W.]] [[M.]] Nesbit. </p>
          
          
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52196" /> ==
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6584" /> ==
<p> (&nbsp;Ezra 2:29; &nbsp;Nehemiah 7:33). For this site Lieut. Conder proposes ''(Tent Work,'' 2:339) ''Nuba,'' seven miles north-west of Hebron, described in the ''Memoirs'' to the Ordnance Survey (3:309) as "a small village perched on a low hill, with a well about a mile to the east." </p>
<p> ''''' nē´bō ''''' ( נבו , <i> ''''' nebhō ''''' </i> ; [[Assyrian]] Nabu): The Babylonian god of literature and science. In the Babylonian mythology he is represented as the son and interpreter of Bel-merodach (compare &nbsp; Isaiah 46:1; [[Bel]] and Nebo there represent Babylon). His own special shrine was at Borsippo. His planet was Mercury. His name enters into Biblical names, as "Nebuchadnezzar," and perhaps "Abed-nego" (&nbsp;Daniel 1:7 , for "Abed-nebo, servant of Nebo"). See [[Babylonia]] And [[Assyria]] , [[Religion]] Of . </p>
          
          
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<ref name="term_36847"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/nebo+(2) Nebo from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_36851"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/nebo+(1) Nebo from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_6571"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/nebo+(2) Nebo from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_53053"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/nebo+(1) Nebo from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_52196"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/nebo+(2) Nebo from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_6584"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/nebo+(1) Nebo from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
          
          
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Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]

1. A town of Moab, taken possession of by Reuben. Also the Mount of Moab, from which Moses viewed Canaan ( Deuteronomy 32:49;  Deuteronomy 34:1). Pisgah was a ridge of the Abarim mountains, W. from Heshbon. Nebo was a part of Pisgah named from the town, Nebo close by.  Isaiah 15:2, "Moab shall howl 'at' (al ) Nebo." ( Jeremiah 48:1;  Numbers 32:3;  Numbers 32:38;  Numbers 33:47). As Israel's encampment was "before Nebo," i.e. to the E. of Nebo, probably Nebo was on Pisgah's western slope. The peakless, horizontal straightness of the ridge caused the parts to be distinguished only by the names of adjoining villages. As Nebo "faced Jericho," and "the ravine of Moses' burying place in Moab faced Beth-Peor," Attarus suggested by Seetzen is too far S., and jebel el Jilad too far N. to correspond. Grove suggests jebel Nebbah , S. of wady Hesban.

2. "The other (town) Nebo" was W. of Jordan, in Benjamin ( Ezra 2:29;  Ezra 10:43;  Nehemiah 7:33). Perhaps Beit Nubah .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

Nebo (Assyr. [Note: Assyrian.] Nabû , ‘Announcer’). A Bab. [Note: Babylonian.] deity who presided over literature and science. The cuneiform system of writing was credited to his invention. He was the son and messenger of Bel-Marduk; whose will to mortals he interpreted. The planet Mercury was sacred to Nebo. The chief centre of his worship was the temple of E-Zida in Borsippa, between which and the temple of Marduk in Babylon took place the great annual processions of which we find a reminiscence in   Isaiah 46:1 f. The name Neho appears as an element in many Babylonian names Nehuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan, Abed-nego (properly Abed-nebo), etc.

W. M. Nesbit.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]

nē´bō ( נבו , nebhō  ; Assyrian Nabu): The Babylonian god of literature and science. In the Babylonian mythology he is represented as the son and interpreter of Bel-merodach (compare   Isaiah 46:1; Bel and Nebo there represent Babylon). His own special shrine was at Borsippo. His planet was Mercury. His name enters into Biblical names, as "Nebuchadnezzar," and perhaps "Abed-nego" ( Daniel 1:7 , for "Abed-nebo, servant of Nebo"). See Babylonia And Assyria , Religion Of .

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