Sibmah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sebam, Shebam, Shibmah |
| Most likely | Qarn al Qubish (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.782° N, 35.761° E |
| Mentioned in | 6 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 32:3 |
Sibmah is a settlement named in 6 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Qarn al Qubish (medium confidence; 3 other proposals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qarn al Qubish | medium (48%) | 31.782° N, 35.761° E |
| Khirbet Ayun Musa | very low (11%) | 31.777° N, 35.738° E |
| within 5 km of Baal-meon | very low (7%) | 31.680° N, 35.735° E |
| Sumia | very low (-1%) | 31.817° N, 35.771° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 32:3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 32:38And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
Joshua
- Joshua 13:19And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar in the mount of the valley,Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 16:8For 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.For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
- Isaiah 16:9Therefore 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.So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 48:32O 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.I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
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.