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Nibshan

Fertile; light soil, a city somewhere “in the wilderness” of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably near Engedi.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(soft soil) one of the six cities of Judah, (Joshua 15:62) which were in the district of the Midbar (Authorized Version “wilderness”).

In the Bible

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

  • Joshua 15:62

    Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.

Scripture on Nibshan

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Nibshan references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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