| Abarim | |
|---|---|
 Madaba Hills from Mount Nebo at sunrise | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | הָעֲבָרִים (Hebrew) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Jordan |
| Range coordinates | 31°45′14″N 35°42′55″E / 31.7539°N 35.7152°E |
Abarim (Hebrew: הָעֲבָרִים, romanized: Hā-Avārīm)[1][2] is the Hebrew name used in the Bible for a mountain range "across the Jordan", understood as east of the Jordan Rift Valley, i.e. in Transjordan, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, extending from Mount Nebo — its highest point — in the north, perhaps to the Arabian desert in the south.
- ^ According to the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), the Hebrew Avarim appears in both the phrase har Ha-Avarim "mountain Abarim," and harei Ha-Avarim, "mountains of Abarim."
- ^ According to the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), the Septuagint (Greek) equivalent is to oros to Abarim, and en to peran tou Iordanou. Cheyne and Black's Encyclopaedia Biblica (1899) gives alternate spellings Abarin and Abareim, and discusses its Septuagint equivalents involving the word peran in somewhat greater detail.