Bible Dictionary
Ar
Ar, or Ar of Moab, was one of the chief cities of Moab. It was later known as Areopolis or Rabbath-Moab and is associated with the modern site Rabba.
Definition
Ar, or Ar of Moab, was one of the chief cities of Moab.
Biblical Usage
Ar is named in Numbers 21:28 and Isaiah 15:1 in connection with Moab.
Historical Background
The city was later known as Areopolis and Rabbath-Moab. Its site was identified with Rabba, on the Roman road between Kerak and the Wady Mojeb.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a city), or Ar of Moab, one of the chief places of Moab. (Numbers 21:28; Isaiah 15:1) In later times the place known as Areopolis and Rabbath-Moab. The site still called Rabba . It lies about halfway between Kerak and the Wady Mojeb, 10 or 11 miles from each, the Roman road passing through it.