Bamoth

Bamoth (meaning heights) was the forty-seventh station of the Israelites in the wilderness, recorded in Numbers 21:19–20 as the stopping point between Nahaliel and the top of Pisgah overlooking the valley of Moab. The full form Bamoth-baal (heights of Baal) appears in Numbers 22:41 and Joshua 13:17, indicating that this region of high ground in Moab was associated with Baal worship. The name reflects the common Canaanite practice of locating sacred sites on elevated ground.

The Israelites passed through Bamoth as they approached the territory of Sihon and Og east of the Jordan, moving toward their final encampment on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho. The station is mentioned in the route itinerary of Numbers 33 and represents the final stages of the forty-year wilderness journey before the conquest began.