Overview
The Bible addresses pisgah across 20 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua. Closely related themes include Desert, Journey of Israel Through The, Mountains, Og and Salt. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Balak, Balaam, Moses and Abraham.
Key Bible verses about pisgah
Old Testament
Numbers
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. country: Heb. field Pisgah: or, the hill Jeshimon: or, the wilderness
And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. Pisgah: or, the hill
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! against: or, in
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Deuteronomy
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward. Ashdothpisgah; or, the springs of Pisgah, or, the hill
Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. Pisgah: or, the hill
And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, Pisgah: or, the hill
And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
People in the Bible and pisgah
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying pisgah for yourself
- Begin with Numbers 21:20, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Balak, Balaam and Moses and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Desert, Journey of Israel Through The, Mountains, Og and Salt.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about pisgah?
The Bible addresses pisgah across 20 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua. Closely related themes include Desert, Journey of Israel Through The, Mountains, Og and Salt. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Balak, Balaam, Moses and Abraham.
How many Bible verses are about pisgah?
The Bible references pisgah in 20 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention pisgah?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Numbers 21:20: “And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. country: Heb. field Pisgah: or, the hill Jeshimon: or, the wilderness”
Which people in the Bible are associated with pisgah?
Balak, Balaam, Moses, Abraham and Isaac.
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