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Ar

The capital city of Moab located on the northern border (Deuteronomy 2:18, 29). It was near the Arnon River (Numbers 21:28). Ar was sometimes used figuratively to refer to all of Moab (Deuteronomy 2:9). The prophet Isaiah predicted the destruction of the Moabite cities Ar and Kir (Isaiah 15:1).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject

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