Nebo

SPECIAL TOPIC: NEBO

This term (BDB 612) has several biblical orientations.

a Babylonian deity (cf. Isa. 46:1), sometimes spelled "Nabu"; he was the eldest son of Marduk and Sarpanitu (see ABD, vol. 4, pp. 1054-1056)
a mountain in Moab just east of the top of the Dead Sea, in the plains of Moab from which Moses was allowed to view (but not enter) the Promised Land (cf. Deut. 32:48-52). He died there and was buried by God (cf. Deuteronomy 34). The mountain was also known as Pisgah (cf. Deut. 34:1). See ABD, vol. 4, pp. 1056-1058.
a city on the plains of Moab (cf. Num. 32:3,38; Isa. 15:2; Jer. 48:1,22). See ABD, vol. 4, p. 1056

Here is a little more information on the Babylonian god, Nebo. He was the son of Marduk. He is named only in Isa. 46:1 and was the god of learning and writing (BDB 612). He was the major deity of the city of Borsippa, which was about 15 miles southwest of the city of Babylon. Bel and Nebo can be seen in many of the Babylonian names of the period.

Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 1:1
Nebushazban, Jer. 39:13
Nebuzaradan, Jer. 39:9
Nabopolassar, first king of Neo-Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar's father
Nabonidus, Beshazzar's father, last king of Neo-Babylon
Belteshazzar, Dan. 1:7
Belshazzar, Dan. 5:1

Nebo and Bel were the two chief gods of the Neo-Babylonian pantheon.

SPECIAL TOPIC: KINGS OF NEO-BABYLON