The meaning of “חֶשְׁבּוֹן”
Understanding Cheshbôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as חֶשְׁבּוֹן Heshbon. - § Heshbon = "stronghold" - Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan 1) the capital city of...
חֶשְׁבּוֹן
the same as חֶשְׁבּוֹן Heshbon. - § Heshbon = "stronghold" - Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan 1) the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:30 | “We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.” Word: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (Cheshbôwn) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:2 | “And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.” Word: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (Cheshbôwn) | |
| Joshua 13:17 | “Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,” Word: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (Cheshbôwn) | |
| Judges 11:26 | “While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?” Word: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (Cheshbôwn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:81 | “And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. ” Word: חֶשְׁבּוֹן (Cheshbôwn) |