. Its site is supposed by some to be to the south of the Arnon. Josephus ("Ant." 13:15, § 4; 14:1, § 4) speaks of a Moabite city named "Oronas" or "Orone" as having been taken by Alexander Jannæus.City of Moab (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3,5), mentioned also in the Mesha inscription (lines 31, 32) under the name . Its site is supposed by some to be to the south of the Arnon. Josephus ("Ant." 13:15, § 4; 14:1, § 4) speaks of a Moabite city named "Oronas" or "Orone" as having been taken by Alexander Jannæus.