Nebo, also known as Nabu, was a prominent god in the Babylonian and Assyrian pantheons, honoured as the patron of literacy, scribes, wisdom and the rational arts.
The Hebrew Bible names him as Nebo in Isaiah 46:1 and Jeremiah 48:1.
Isaiah pictures the idols of Bel and Nebo as loads on tired animals.
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
Among them are Baal, Moloch, Nebo, Hadad, the Queen of Heaven (Ishtar or Astarte) and Kaiwan, a star god linked to Saturn.
Nebo and Saru went in front;96.
Nebo, the hero god, was known as The Keeper of the Tablets of Record.
Mesha claims to have defeated Israel and regained control of Moabite territories, including the city of Nebo.
He specifically mentions the cities of Ataroth, Nebo, and Jahaz, among others.