Mount Pisgah
Some translators of the biblical book of Deuteronomy translate Pisgah as a name of a mountain, usually referring to Mount Nebo. The word פִּסְגָּה literally means "summit." The region lies directly east of the Jordan River and just northeast of the Dead Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: mountain range east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Bible
- Also known as: “Pisgah”, “Siagha”, “Sisya”, “Siyāgha”, “Sīyāgha”, “Siyaghah”, “Siyāghah”, and “Şiyāghah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Nebo and Basilica of the Memorial of Moses (Mount Nebo).
Mount Nebo
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge located in Jordan, approximately 700 metres above sea level. Part of the Abarim mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land before his death.
Basilica of the Memorial of Moses (Mount Nebo)
Church
Photo: Cybjorg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Basilica of the Memorial of Moses (Mount Nebo) is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madaba.
Madaba
Photo: Ceever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madaba is a small town in central Jordan located south of the capital Amman on the King's Highway, some 10 km from Hesban.
Mount Pisgah
- Categories: biblical place, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Mount Pisgah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سياغة”
- Arabic: “صياغة”
- Dutch: “Pisga”
- Indonesian: “Pisga”
- Japanese: “ピスガ山”
- Russian: “Писга”
- Russian: “Фасга”
- Urdu: “پسگہ”
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