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mō´ab - ı̄t - es , mō - ab - ı̄´tes ( מואביּה , mō'ăbhı̄yāh ): A woman, or in plural women, of Moab. The term is applied to Ruth (Rth 1:22; Rth 2:2, Rth 2:6, Rth 2:21; Rth 4:5, Rth 4:10); to some of Solomon's wives ( 1 Kings 11:1 ); and to Shimrith, whose son shared in the murder of King Joash (2 Chronicles 24:26 ). See MOAB .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Moabitess'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/moabitess.html. 1915.

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