How to Pronounce Heshbon

What does Heshbon mean?

Heshbon means “invention; industry”.

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

Where was Heshbon?

Intelligence, a city ruled over by Sihon, king of the Amorites (Josh. 3:10; 13:17). It was taken by Moses (Num. 21:23-26), and became afterwards a Levitical city (Josh. 21:39) in the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:37). After the Exile it was taken possession of by the Moabites (Isa. 15:4; Jer. 48:2, 34, 45). The ruins of this town are still seen about 20 miles east of Jordan from the north end of the Dead Sea. There are reservoirs in this district, which are probably the “fishpools” referred to in Cant. 7:4.

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

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