Amaw

A region near the Euphrates River. It included the city of Pethor, to which King Balak of Moab sent messengers in search of the prophet Balaam (Numbers 22:5). Amaw's name appears in the Idrimi Inscription from 1450 BC. It also appears on the tomb of Qen-amun, who served under Amenophis II of Egypt near the end of the 15th century BC.