Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Sibmah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Qarn al Qubish.

First appears in Numbers 32:3 · 4 books · 4 chapters

Overview

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, 38). It was famous for its vines (Isa. 16:9; Jer. 48:32). Modern identification: Qarn al Qubish.

Sibmah is represented in the local geography layer as Qarn al Qubish. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 32:3 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Isaiah

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention