Coordinates: 31°45′54″N 35°43′09″E / 31.765095°N 35.719079°ESome translators of the biblical book of Deuteronomy translate Pisgah (פִּסְגָּה) as a name of a mountain, usually referring to Mount Nebo. The region is directly east of the Jordan River and just northeast of the Dead Sea. Mount Nebo is the highest among a handful of Pisgah summits; an arid cluster of hilltops on the western edge of the Trans-Jordanian Plateau. Arabic names for Pisgah include: Fasga, Jabal Siyagha, Ras Siyagha, Ras es Siaghah, Rujm Siyagha, Rujm Siyāgha, Râs es Siâghah.
In the Bible, Moses was commanded by God to climb up and view the Promised Land from Mount Nebo: "And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho.". Deuteronomy 34:1
Pisgah in Hebrew refers to a "high place" like the top of a mountain or to a "cleft". In translation, "pisgah" lost its meaning and became a mountain's proper name instead of being a term describing a "high place" or ridge. Thus, the term refers to a geographic region; a collection of mountain summits. A literal translation of the Biblical passage from Hebrew into English might run: "... to Mount Nebo, to its high head (top of the mountain)".
ויעל משה מערבת מואב אל הר נבו ראש הפסגה אשר על פני ירחו" דברים פרק לד"
In the book of Numbers 23:14, Mount Pisgah is also stated as one of several locations from which the Moabite King, Balak, tries unsuccessfully to persuade the prophet Balaam to curse Israel.
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