Dibon (Nehemiah 11)
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Other places named Dibon: Dibon, Dibon (Isaiah 15).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Dimonah (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.296° N, 35.156° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Nehemiah 11:25 |
Dibon (Nehemiah 11) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Dimonah (low confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Dimonah | low (28%) | 31.296° N, 35.156° E |
| another name for Dibon | very low (8%) | 31.502° N, 35.777° E |
Verses
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 11:25And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath–arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.