Moabite Stone - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition moabite-stone

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A block of black basalt found at Dibon in Moab by Rev F A Klein Aug 19 1868 which bears an inscription of thirty four lines dating from the 9th century b c and written in the Moabite alphabet the oldest Phoelignician type of the Semitic alphabet It records the victories of Mesha king of Moab esp those over Israel 2 Kings iii 4 5 27