Heshbon

Heshbon [N] [E] [H]

(stronghold ), the capital city of Sihon king of the Amorites. ( Numbers 21:26 ) It stood on the western border of the high plain --Mishor, ( Joshua 13:17 ) --and on the boundary line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The ruins of Hesban , 20 miles east of the Jordan, on the parallel of the northern end of the Dead Sea mark the site, as they bear the name; of the ancient Heshbon. There are many cisterns among the ruins. Comp. ( Solomon 7:4 )


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Heshbon'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.