Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab now Jordan. Mount Nebo honors Moses’ death after seeing Canaan, across the Jordan valley.

Mount Nebo, the peak in the Mount Pisgah, is approximately 710 meters or 2,330 feet above sea level and part of the Abarim mountain range. According to Deuteronomy 34:5-6 of the Bible, Mount Nebo is the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land as well as the place of his death. The view from the summit provides a panorama of the West Bank across the Jordan River valley. The city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day. The biblical town of Nebo, now known as Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, is located 3.5 km away. A shrine to the Babylonian god Nebo may have stood on the mountain.

Moses ascended Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab (modern day Jordan), and from there he saw the Land of Canaan (the Promised Land), which God had said he would not enter; Moses then died there. The Bible, Deuteronomy 34:6 more specifically, says Moses’ burial place was unknown. A monument atop Mount Nebo honors Moses’ death after seeing Canaan, across the Jordan valley. A purported grave of Moses is located at Maqam El-Nabi Musa, in the West Bank, 11 km or 6.8 miles south of Jericho and 20 km or 12 miles east of Jerusalem.

Mount Nebo is then mentioned again in the Bible in 2 Maccabees 2:4–7, when the prophet Jeremiah hid the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant in a cave there.

On the highest point of the mountain, Syagha, the remains of a Byzantine church and monastery were discovered in 1933. The church was first constructed in the second half of the 4th century to commemorate the place of Moses’ death. The church design follows a typical basilica pattern. It was enlarged in the late fifth century AD and rebuilt in AD 597. The church is first mentioned in an account of a pilgrimage made by a lady Aetheria in AD 394. Six tombs have been found hollowed from the natural rock beneath the mosaic-covered floor of the church.

Tours from Israel to Jordan – these tours go from Tel-Aviv into Jordan to Amman, with a drive to Mount Nebo, the site from which Moses viewed the Promised Land. The Jordan Valley, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the rugged hills of Judea stretch into the expanse below. The tour goes to Madaba to see the 5th-century floor mosaic of a map of the world with Jerusalem at the center and then a visit to the medieval Kerak Castle, one of the largest in the region.

Tours From Jordan to Amman and Petra – This tour includes a 2-day stay in Amman and 3 days in and around Petra. The tour is highlighted with a journey on the 5,000 years old King’s Highway, Kerak Castle with the trip to Mount Nebo occurring on the way to Petra.