<Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Madaba Governorate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 31 ° 46.0 ′ N 35 ° 43.5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.7667 ° N 35.7250 ° E ﻿ / 31.7667; 35.7250 Coordinates: 31 ° 46.0 ′ N 35 ° 43.5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.7667 ° N 35.7250 ° E ﻿ / 31.7667; 35.7250 </Td> </Tr> <P> Mount Nebo (Arabic: جبل نيبو ‎ Jabal Nībū; Hebrew: הַר נְבוֹ ‬ Har Nevo) is an elevated ridge in Jordan, approximately 710 metres (2,330 ft) above sea level, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land . The view from the summit provides a panorama of the Holy Land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan . The West Bank city of Jericho is usually visible from the summit, as is Jerusalem on a very clear day . </P> <P> According to the final chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses ascended Mount Nebo to view the Land of Canaan, which God had said he would not enter, he died in Moab . </P>

Mountain from which moses saw the promised land