חֶשְׁבּוֹן

II. חֶשְׁבּוֺן proper name, of a location of the city of Sihon king of the Amorites 4 Mos 21,26; 4 Mos 21,27; 4 Mos 21,28; 4 Mos 21,30; 4 Mos 21,34; 4 Mos 32,3 (all E); 5 Mos 1,4; 5 Mos 2,24; 5 Mos 2,26; 5 Mos 2,30; 5 Mos 3,2; 5 Mos 3,6; 5 Mos 4,46; 5 Mos 29,6; Jos 9,10; Jos 12,2; Jos 12,5; Jos 13,10; Jos 13,21; Jos 13,27 (all D) Dom 11,19; Jer 48,45; Neh 9,22 captured by Israel who dwelt in it 4 Mos 21,25 (E) Dom 11,26 rebuilt by Reuben 4 Mos 32,37 (E), given to Reuben at the division of the land Jos 13,17 (P); on the border of Gad, Jos 13,26 (P), it subsequently fell to Gad and was assigned to Levites out of that tribe Jos 21,39 (P) 1 Kron 6,66 the Moabites gained possession of it Es 15,4; Es 16,8; Es 16,9 and subsequently the Ammonites Jer 48,2; Jer 48,34; Jer 48,45; Jer 49,3 it was celebrated for its fish ponds Hoj 7,5. — Modern „usbân, Seetzen^{Reisen i. 407} Rob^{BR i. 551} BD^{Pal 191} Survey^{EP 8}.