11. Most of our knowledge about Moabite comes from the Mesha Stele, which is the only known extensive text in this language. 12. Further biblical evidence suggests that the town later came under Moabite control, as mentioned by Jeremiah in their denunciations of Moab. 13. Since German archaeologists had not gained possession of the Moabite Stone, they rushed to buy the Shapira Collection ahead of their rivals. 14. This fictional non-biblical part ends with the sight of the Moabite girl being sacrificed, from which a distressed Ruth flees. 15. While no examples of early Hebrew orthography have been found, older Moabite texts show how First Temple period Hebrew would have been written. 16. Gray considered that it would have been in accord with the sentiment of early Israelites to worship the Moabite god on his own territory. 17. Note also the well-known Moabite inscription from Kerak that begins with the fragmented phrase " . . . MSYT MLK ". 18. The Moabite Mesha stele ( on display in the Louvre ) indicates that Omri expanded his holdings to include northern Moab east of the Jordan River. 19. The Bible's story is corroborated by the Mesha Stele, the Moabite Stone that was found in the Jordanian town of Dhiban in 1868. 20. Also in the vineyard was a shelter with 2 graves : one of Jesse, father of David, and one of Ruth, the Moabite .
