Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
, on the east of Jordan, a mountain, or rather a mountain-chain, over against Jericho, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, in the land of Moab. ), one of its summits, Moses surveyed the Promised Land (Deut. 3:27; 32:49), and there he died (34:1, 5). The Israelites had one of their encampments in the mountains of Abarim (Num. 33:47, 48) after crossing the Arnon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(regions beyond), a mountain or range of highlands on the east of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, facing Jericho, and forming the eastern wall of the Jordan valley at that part. Its most elevated spot was “the Mount Nebo, head of the Pisgah,” from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AB'ARIM (mountains beyond, or of the fords), a range of mountains east of the river Jordan, in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho. Num 27:12 ;Num 33:47; Deut 32:49. Nebo, Peor, and Pisgah belong to this range. " Ijo-abarim in Num 21:11 Sketch-Map of the Abana and Pharpar Rivers. means heaps or ruins of Aharim, and was near the same range.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
passages; passengers