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Nazareth April 28th 1839David Roberts (artist), Louis Haghe (lithographer) · 1842

Misgab

מִשְׂגָּב

High Place, Refuge

Summary

Either a Moabite town or a common noun meaning 'high fortress' in Jeremiah's prophecy.

In Prophecy

'Judgment is come upon... Misgab' (Jeremiah 48:1). The word means 'high place' or 'refuge,' used elsewhere for God as refuge (Psalm 9:9). In this context it may be a proper name for a Moabite fortress or a common noun indicating Moab's strongholds would fall.

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Jeremiah· 1 verse