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'''Mount Nebo''' ({{lang-ar|جَبَل نِيبُو|Jabal Nībū}}; {{lang-he|{{Script/Hebr|הַר נְבוֹ}}|Har Nəḇō}}) is an elevated [[ridge]] located in [[Jordan]], approximately {{convert|700|m}} [[Height above sea level|above sea level]]. Part of the [[Abarim]] mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the [[Bible]] as the place where [[Moses]] was granted a view of the [[Promised Land]] before his death. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the [[West Bank]] across the [[Jordan River]] valley. The city of [[Jericho]] is usually visible from the summit, as is [[Jerusalem]] on a very clear day. The biblical town of Nebo, now known as [[Khirbet al-Mukhayyat]], is located 3.5 |
'''Mount Nebo''' ({{lang-ar|جَبَل نِيبُو|Jabal Nībū}}; {{lang-he|{{Script/Hebr|הַר נְבוֹ}}|Har Nəḇō}}) is an elevated [[ridge]] located in [[Jordan]], approximately {{convert|700|m}} [[Height above sea level|above sea level]]. Part of the [[Abarim]] mountain range, Mount Nebo is mentioned in the [[Bible]] as the place where [[Moses]] was granted a view of the [[Promised Land]] before his death. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the [[West Bank]] across the [[Jordan River]] valley. The city of [[Jericho]] is usually visible from the summit, as is [[Jerusalem]] on a very clear day. The biblical town of Nebo, now known as [[Khirbet al-Mukhayyat]], is located 3.5 km away. |
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==Religious significance== |
==Religious significance== |
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[[File:Nebo04(js).jpg|thumb|left|The ''Brazen Serpent'' sculpture and view towards the Promised Land–Dead Sea and Jerusalem]] |
[[File:Nebo04(js).jpg|thumb|left|The ''Brazen Serpent'' sculpture and view towards the Promised Land–Dead Sea and Jerusalem]] |
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According to the [[Bible]] ([[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]]), Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of [[Moab]] (today in [[Jordan]]), and from there he saw the [[Canaan|Land of Canaan]] (the [[Promised Land]]), which God had said he would not enter; Moses then died there.<ref>{{bibleverse|Deuteronomy||34:1-6|NKJV}}</ref> The Bible ({{bibleverse|Deuteronomy||34:6}}) says Moses' burial place was unknown. A monument atop Mount Nebo commemorates Moses' death after seeing Canaan, across the Jordan valley. A purported grave of Moses is located at [[Maqam (shrine)|Maqam]] El-[[Nabi Musa]], in the [[West Bank]], {{convert|11|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Jericho]] and {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Amelia Thomas|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetisra00mich|title=Israel & the Palestinian Territories|author2=Michael Kohn|author3=Miriam Raphael|author4=Dan Savery Raz|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2010|isbn=9781741044560|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetisra00mich/page/319 319]|url-access=registration}}</ref> |
According to the [[Bible]] ([[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]]), Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of [[Moab]] (today in [[Jordan]]), and from there he saw the [[Canaan|Land of Canaan]] (the [[Promised Land]]), which God had said he would not enter; Moses then died there.<ref>{{bibleverse|Deuteronomy||34:1-6|NKJV}}</ref> The Bible ({{bibleverse|Deuteronomy||34:6}}) says Moses' burial place was unknown. A monument atop Mount Nebo commemorates Moses' death after seeing Canaan, across the Jordan valley. A purported grave of Moses is located at [[Maqam (shrine)|Maqam]] El-[[Nabi Musa]], in the [[West Bank]], {{convert|11|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Jericho]] and {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Amelia Thomas|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetisra00mich|title=Israel & the Palestinian Territories|author2=Michael Kohn|author3=Miriam Raphael|author4=Dan Savery Raz|publisher=Lonely Planet|year=2010|isbn=9781741044560|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetisra00mich/page/319 319]|url-access=registration}}</ref> |
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Mount Nebo is then mentioned again in [[2 Maccabees]] ({{bibleverse-nb|2 Maccabees|2:4–7}}), when the prophet [[Jeremiah]] hid the tabernacle and the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in a cave there. |
Mount Nebo is then mentioned again in [[2 Maccabees]] ({{bibleverse-nb|2 Maccabees|2:4–7}}), when the prophet [[Jeremiah]] hid the tabernacle and the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in a cave there. |
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A Christian church from [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times stands on the top of Mount Nebo. |
A Christian church from [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times stands on the top of Mount Nebo. |
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On March 20, 2000, [[Pope John Paul II]] visited the summit of Mount Nebo during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713020,00.html|title=Pope speaks of 'inseparable' bond between Christians, Jews| |
On March 20, 2000, [[Pope John Paul II]] visited the summit of Mount Nebo during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713020,00.html|title=Pope speaks of 'inseparable' bond between Christians, Jews|first=Associated|last=Press|date=May 9, 2009|via=www.ynetnews.com}}</ref> During his visit, he planted an [[Olive|olive tree]] next to the Byzantine chapel, as a symbol of peace.<ref>Piccirillo, Michele (2009). ''Mount Nebo'' (Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Guide Books, 2) p. 107.</ref> [[Pope Benedict XVI]] visited the site in 2009, gave a speech, and looked out from the top of the mountain in the direction of Jerusalem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/15929/pope-benedict-begins-his-pilgrimage-on-mt-nebo|title=Pope Benedict begins his pilgrimage on Mt. Nebo|website=Catholic News Agency}}</ref> |
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A serpentine cross sculpture atop Mount Nebo was created by Italian artist Gian Paolo Fantoni. It is symbolic of the miracle of the bronze serpent invoked by Moses in the wilderness ({{bibleverse|Numbers||21:4–9}}) and the cross upon which Jesus was crucified ({{bibleverse|John||3:14}}). |
A serpentine cross sculpture atop Mount Nebo was created by Italian artist Gian Paolo Fantoni. It is symbolic of the miracle of the bronze serpent invoked by Moses in the wilderness ({{bibleverse|Numbers||21:4–9}}) and the cross upon which Jesus was crucified ({{bibleverse|John||3:14}}). |
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==Archaeology== |
==Archaeology== |
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{{see|Early Byzantine mosaics in the Middle East#Mount Nebo}} |
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[[File:Nebo05(js).jpg|thumb|left|Mosaic floor in the diaconicon-baptistery]] |
[[File:Nebo05(js).jpg|thumb|left|Mosaic floor in the diaconicon-baptistery]] |
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==Exhibited mosaics== |
==Exhibited mosaics== |
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In the modern chapel [[presbytery (architecture)|presbytery]], built to protect the site and provide worship space, remnants of mosaic floors from different periods can be seen. The earliest of these is a panel with a [[braid]]ed cross presently placed on the east end of the south wall.{{ |
In the modern chapel [[presbytery (architecture)|presbytery]], built to protect the site and provide worship space, remnants of mosaic floors from different periods can be seen. The earliest of these is a panel with a [[braid]]ed cross presently placed on the east end of the south wall.{{cn|date=November 2021}} |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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