{
  "id": "dict_004076",
  "term": "Oboth",
  "slug": "oboth",
  "letter": "O",
  "entry_type": "place_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Oboth is a campsite named in Israel’s wilderness itinerary east of Moab (Num. 21:10-11; 33:43-44). It is a geographical place-name, not a doctrinal term.",
  "simple_one_line": "A campsite in Israel’s wilderness journey east of Moab.",
  "tooltip_text": "Biblical place-name for an Israelite campsite in the wilderness route east of Moab.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Numbers 21",
    "Numbers 33",
    "Moab",
    "Wilderness wanderings",
    "Jordan River region"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Iye-abarim",
    "Dibon-gad",
    "Almon-diblathaim",
    "Wilderness journey"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Oboth is a biblical place-name for one of Israel’s camping places during the wilderness journey east of Moab.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A wilderness campsite in Israel’s travel record.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in the wilderness itinerary in Numbers.",
    "Located on the route east of Moab toward the Jordan region.",
    "The exact site is not securely identified.",
    "No distinct theological doctrine is attached to the name itself."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Oboth is a place-name in the Old Testament associated with Israel’s wilderness journey. It appears in the travel records that trace the nation’s movement after the exodus, especially in the approach to the plains east of the Jordan. The term is primarily geographical rather than doctrinal.",
  "description_academic_full": "Oboth is a biblical campsite named in the wilderness itinerary of Israel. Scripture places it in the route east of Moab as the nation moved toward the Jordan region. The name functions as part of the historical record of Israel’s journey rather than as a developed theological concept. Its exact location is uncertain, but its biblical role is clear: it marks one stage in the Lord’s providential leading of His people through the wilderness.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Numbers records Oboth as one of Israel’s stopping places in the later stages of the wilderness journey. It belongs to the sequence of sites that trace Israel’s movement around Edom and toward Moab and the plains of the Jordan.",
  "background_historical_context": "Oboth is one of several ancient place-names preserved in the biblical travel itinerary. Like many wilderness sites, its precise modern identification is uncertain, but it is treated in Scripture as a real camping location in Israel’s journey.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Jewish readers and commentators have generally understood Oboth as a real station in the wilderness route. Ancient interest has focused more on its place in the itinerary than on any independent meaning for doctrine.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Numbers 21:10-11",
    "Numbers 33:43-44"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "The Hebrew form is usually transliterated as Oboth. The name is treated as a proper place-name in the biblical text.",
  "theological_significance": "Oboth itself does not carry a distinct doctrine, but it contributes to the Bible’s historical testimony that God faithfully guided Israel through the wilderness.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a place-name, Oboth shows that Scripture grounds theological claims in real history and geography, not in abstract ideas detached from events.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "The exact site of Oboth is not securely known. Readers should not press symbolic meanings into the name beyond what the text states.",
  "major_views_note": "Most interpreters treat Oboth simply as a wilderness campsite in the Numbers itinerary. The main discussion concerns identification of the location, not doctrinal significance.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Oboth is a historical-geographical marker, not a basis for doctrine. Any application should remain tied to the biblical account of Israel’s journey and God’s providence.",
  "practical_significance": "Oboth reminds readers that God’s care extends through ordinary stages of travel, waiting, and transition, even when the place itself is otherwise obscure.",
  "meta_description": "Oboth is a biblical campsite in Israel’s wilderness itinerary east of Moab, mentioned in Numbers 21 and 33.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/oboth/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/oboth.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}