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Shebam

(fragrance), one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of Jordan; demanded by and finally ceded to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. (Numbers 32:3) It is probably the same as Shibmah, (Numbers 32:38) and Sibmah. (Joshua 13:13; Isaiah 16:8,9; Jeremiah 48:32)

In the Bible

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Verses where Shebam is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Numbers 32:3

    “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

Scripture on Shebam

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Entries that reference Shebam

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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