1. The Memorial of Moses Mount Nebo

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3. 3 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo

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6. 6 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking NE)

7. 7 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking NW)

8. 8 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking SW)

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11. 11 The Bible and Mount Nebo: -The arrival of the Israelites in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah (Numbers 21.20, 33.47); - The Israelite encampment in the “plains of Moab” (Numbers 22.1, 33.48-49); - The story of Balak and Balaam (Numbers 22-24); - Moses’ view of the land of Canaan, his death, and his burial (Deuteronomy 32.1-6; Deut. 34); - The dispute about the body of Moses between the archangel Michael and Satan (Jude 1.9); and - The concealment of the tabernacle, the ark and the altar of incense in a cave (2 Maccabees 2.4-8).

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13. 13 Biblical Texts on Mount Nebo and Moses : Numbers 21.20; Numbers 33.47-48; Deuteronomy 32.48-52; Deuteronomy 34.1, 4-6; Jude 1.9; and 2 Maccabees 2.4-8.

14. 14 Early Jewish and Christian Non-Biblical Texts on Mount Nebo: Josephus; Eusebius and Jerome; Egeria; John Rufus; The Piacenza Pilgrim; Master Thetmar; and Pantaleao de Aveiro.

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16. 16 The Memorial of Moses – The Archaeology: Monastic presence at the site; Work of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum at the site; See website of Franciscan Archaeological Institute.

17. 17 Architectural History of the Memorial of Moses : Nine main phases (see Textbook, pp. 121-25); See Top plan (p. 122).

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20. 20 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking N)

21. 21 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo: Under Construction

22. 22 Apse of Basilica at Mount Nebo

23. 23 Interior of the Basilica at Mount Nebo

24. 24 The Memorial of Moses Mount Nebo Baptismal Area

25. 25 Baptismal Font The Memorial of Moses Mount Nebo

26. 26 Valley of `Uyun Musa (“Springs of Moses”):

27. 27 Pilgrimage Route from Jerusalem to Mount Nebo

28. 28 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking SW)

29. 29 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking W)

30. 30 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking NW)

31. 31 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo (Looking SW)

32. 32 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo

33. 33 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo: Typical Byzantine Period Cross

34. 34 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo: Mosaic with Inscription

35. 35 The Memorial of Moses – Mount Nebo: Mosaic Fragment

36. 36 Mount Nebo Mosaic – in the site’s museum.