How to Pronounce Dibon

What does Dibon mean?

Dibon means “abundance of knowledge”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Dibon?

Pining; wasting. (1.) A city in Moab (Num. 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isa. 15:9). It has been identified with the modern Diban, about 3 miles north of the Arnon and 12 miles east of the Dead Sea. (See Moabite Stone.) (2.) A city of the tribe of Judah, inhabited after the Captivity (Neh. 11:25); called also Dimonah (Josh. 15:22). It is probably the modern ed-Dheib.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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