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Heshbon

Hesh'bon. (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. Compare Song Solomon 7:4.

Smith's Bible Dictionary or
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Occurences In Authorized Version
37 Verse(s)

Numbers 21:25, Num 21:26, Num 21:27, Num 21:28, Num 21:30, Num 21:34, Num 32:3, Num 32:37,

Deuteronomy 1:4, Deu 2:24, Deu 2:26, Deu 2:30, Deu 3:2, Deu 3:6, Deu 4:46, Deu 29:7,

Joshua 9:10, Jos 12:2, Jos 12:5, Jos 13:10, Jos 13:17, Jos 13:21, Jos 13:26, Jos 13:27, Jos 21:39,

Judges 11:19, Jdg 11:26,

1 Chronicles 6:81,

Nehemiah 9:22,

Song Solomon 7:4,

Isaiah 15:4, Isa 16:8, Isa 16:9,

Jeremiah 48:2, Jer 48:34, Jer 48:45, Jer 49:3