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Sibmah
Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan (Josh 13:19); called also Shebam and Shibmah (Num 32:3, Num 32:38). It was famous for its vines (Isa 16:9; Jer 48:32). It has been identified with the ruin of Sumieh, where there are rock-cut wine-presses. This fact explains the words of the prophets referred to above. It was about 5 miles east of Heshbon.
Named in the Bible
4 verses
- Joshua 13:19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
- Isaiah 16:8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
- Isaiah 16:9 Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
- Jeremiah 48:32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
