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Dinhabah
Robbers’ den, an Edomitish city, the capital of king Bela (Gen 36:32). It is probably the modern Dibdiba, a little north-east of Petra.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Genesis 36:32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.