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(AWr) Place name meaning, “city.” Town or northern border of Moab on southern bank of Arnon River (Numbers 21:15 , Numbers 21:28 ). Israel celebrated its defeat with a proverbial taunt song (Numbers 21:28 ). God refused to let Israel occupy Ar, having designated it for Lot's descendants, the Moabites (Deuteronomy 2:9 ). Israel could only pass through Ar (Deuteronomy 2:18 ), evidently the region controlled by the city-state. Ar provided provisions for the Israelites as they passed through on the last legs of the wilderness wandering (Deuteronomy 2:29 ). Isaiah used a threatening situation in Ar to announce a time when Moab would seek protection from Judah (Isaiah 15:1 ). The exact location of the city is not known.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Ar'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/ar.html. 1991.

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