King James Bible Dictionary

{Nebo} the name of a Babylonian {deity} also of a mountain in {Moab} and of a place in Palestine

Nebo = "prophet" n pr m

1. a Babylonian deity who presided over learning and letters; corresponds to Greek Hermes, Latin Mercury, and Egyptian Thoth n pr loc

2. a city in Moab and at one time assigned to Reuben; probably located on or near Mount Nebo

3. a city in Judah (maybe Benjamin) from which the families of some exiles, who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, originally came

4. the mountain where Moses died; located east of the Jordan opposite Jericho; site uncertain