Mount Nebo, Hill and pilgrimage site in Madaba Governorate, Jordan

Mount Nebo is a ridge in the Abarim range, about 700 metres above sea level, its dry slopes stepped with low stone terraces and a few trees near the crest. On the summit stand the remains of a Byzantine church and monastery, now sheltered by a modern basilica, with a serpentine cross sculpture and poles on the ridge.

According to the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses climbed this mountain to view the Promised Land before he died and was buried in the land of Moab. In the fourth century, Christian monks built a church here to commemorate that event.

The church on the summit is first recorded in the pilgrimage account of the Spanish nun Egeria, who visited in AD 394. Franciscan excavators from 1933 uncovered its mosaic floors, which were reburied for protection and restored from 1963; a new basilica shelter opened on 15 October 2016.

The summit lies about fifteen minutes by car from the city of Madaba and can be reached via a well-maintained road. The best views occur in the morning during clear weather when visibility extends the farthest.

The Brazen Serpent sculpture at the peak recalls the biblical object Moses used to protect the Israelites during their desert journey. This modern artwork connects the ancient narrative with today's pilgrimage.