ABARIM [AB ah rim] (regions beyond) — a range of mountains east of the Dead Sea and the Jordan River valley. Mount Nebo was part of this mountain range. These mountains gave a panoramic view of the surrounding country. From Mount Nebo Moses viewed the Promised Land before he died (Deut. 32:49; Num. 27:12).

IJE ABARIM [IGH jih AH buh rim] — a place where the Israelites stopped in the wilderness on the southeastern frontier of Moab, between Oboth and the Valley of Zered (Num. 21:11; Iye-abarim, NRSV, NIV, REB).