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Moabite stone
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What's The Definition Of Moabite stone?Synonyms | Synonyms for Moabite stone: Related Terms | Find terms related to Moabite stone: See Also | Moabite stone In Webster's Dictionary \Mo"ab*ite stone\ (Arch[ae]ol.)
A block of black basalt, found at Dibon in Moab by Rev. F. A.
Klein, Aug. 19, 1868, which bears an inscription of
thirty-four lines, dating from the 9th century b. c., and
written in the Moabite alphabet, the oldest Ph[oe]nician type
of the Semitic alphabet. It records the victories of Mesha,
king of Moab, esp. those over Israel (--2 Kings iii. 4, 5,
27).
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