place
Moab
also: Moáb, moabiták, the Moabites
Moab, an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea (modern Jordan) inhabited by a people related to the Israelites; the Moabite attack on the Israelite camp in Act Three is Madách's dramatic compression of several hostile encounters during the wilderness years.
Reading notes
- Moses §3 Moabites
The Moabites, an ancient people related to the Israelites who lived east of the Dead Sea (modern Jordan); their attack on the Israelite camp in the wilderness is Madách's dramatic compression of the various hostile peoples encountered during the forty-year wandering.