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[syn: Nabu, Nebo]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nebo \Nebo\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)
The Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of
scribes and schools.
Syn: Nabu.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nebo
n 1: Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of
scribes and schools [syn: Nabu, Nebo]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Nebo
proclaimer; prophet. (1.) A Chaldean god whose worship was
introduced into Assyria by Pul (Isa. 46:1; Jer. 48:1). To this
idol was dedicated the great temple whose ruins are still seen
at Birs Nimrud. A statue of Nebo found at Calah, where it was
set up by Pul, king of Assyria, is now in the British Museum.
(2.) A mountain in the land of Moab from which Moses looked
for the first and the last time on the Promised Land (Deut.
32:49; 34:1). It has been identified with Jebel Nebah, on the
eastern shore of the Dead Sea, near its northern end, and about
5 miles south-west of Heshbon. It was the summit of the ridge of
Pisgah (q.v.), which was a part of the range of the "mountains
of Abarim." It is about 2,643 feet in height, but from its
position it commands a view of Western Palestine. Close below it
are the plains of Moab, where Balaam, and afterwards Moses, saw
the tents of Israel spread along.
(3.) A town on the east of Jordan which was taken possession
of and rebuilt by the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:3,38; 1 Chr.
5:8). It was about 8 miles south of Heshbon.
(4.) The "children of Nebo" (Ezra 2:29; Neh. 7:33) were of
those who returned from Babylon. It was a town in Benjamin,
probably the modern Beit Nubah, about 7 miles north-west of
Hebron.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Nebo, that speaks or prophesies
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Nebo, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 408
Housing Units (2000): 183
Land area (2000): 0.422848 sq. miles (1.095170 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.006005 sq. miles (0.015554 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.428853 sq. miles (1.110724 sq. km)
FIPS code: 51882
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.442147 N, 90.787377 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62355
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Nebo, IL
Nebo
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Nebo, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 220
Housing Units (2000): 93
Land area (2000): 0.250608 sq. miles (0.649072 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.250608 sq. miles (0.649072 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55092
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.384425 N, 87.641429 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 42441
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Nebo, KY
Nebo