XV.
(1) THE BURDEN OF MOAB. — The oracle which fills the next two
Chapter s deals with the coming history of Moab. The comparative
obscurity of that history, the names of towns and villages which it is
difficult to identify, present a striking contrast to the evolution of
the great world-drama which... [ Continue Reading ]
HE IS GONE UP TO BAJITH... — The noun is better taken not as a
proper name, but as “the house” or “temple” of the Moabite
god. In this and in the “high places” (_Bamôth_) we may probably
recognise the Bamoth-baal (high places of Baal) which appears in
Joshua 13:17, side by side with Dibon, and the B... [ Continue Reading ]