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PISGAH.—A mountain in the region of Moab, with a commanding view over both the desert (Num_21:20) and Western Palestine. Hither the Israelites journeyed from Bamoth, and there took place the extraordinary episode of Balaam, who on the top of Pisgah built seven altars (Num_23:14). Its principal distinction, however, is its being the scene of Moses’ vision of the Promised Land (Deu_3:27; Deu_34:1) and of his death. It fell into the territory of Reuben (Jos_13:20 [AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Ashdoth-pisgah, as in Jos_12:3 and Deu_3:17; RV [Note: Revised Version.] in all three ‘slopes (mg. ‘springs’) or Pisgah’]).
An alternative name for Pisgah is Neho (wh. see), referred to in Deu_32:49 as the scene of the death of Moses. The latter name is preserved by Jebel Nebâ, a range whose summit reaches a height of 2643 feet and commands a view of a large part of Western Palestine. It is 5 miles S.W. of Heshbon, and runs westward from the Moabite plateau.
R. A. S. Macalister.