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This background brings us to our incident in which Lot’s descendant, the Moabite king Balak, wishes to spiritually destroy Israel, the descendants of Abraham.—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2022
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin Moabita, Moabites, from Greek Mōabitēs, from Mōab Moab, ancient kingdom in Syria
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