ABARIM ăb’ ə rĭm (עֲבָרִ֖ים, the regions beyond), the region of Trans-Jordan, lands E of the Jordan River. The term is used specifically of the mountain ranges of Trans-Jordan. Mount Nebo was part of the mountains of Abarim (Num 27:12; Deut 32:49). Jeremiah (22:20) mentions three regions in sequence from N to S: Lebanon, Bashan, and Abarim. The Abarim mountain ranges are 600 ft. above the plateau of Moab. They overlook the Dead Sea, 4000 ft. below.