A place in Moab
Luhith
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Isaiah 15:5.
לוּחִיתLuhith
The name means “made of boards.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Luhith Written by AI
Luhith is mentioned in the prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah concerning the judgment of Moab. In Isaiah 15:5 and Jeremiah 48:5, the "ascent of Luhith" is described as a place where the people of Moab will go up with weeping and mourning. The exact location of Luhith is not specified in the Bible, but it is associated with the territory of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. The prophecies indicate that Luhith will be a place of sorrow and distress for the Moabites when God's judgment comes upon them.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Made of boards, a Moabitish place between Zoar and Horonaim (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:5).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
- Jeremiah 48:5
For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.