Dinhabah

Dinhabah in the Topics

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.