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Sibmah (שִׂבְמָה, sivmah; שְׂבָם, sevam). A town in Moab rebuilt and occupied by the tribe of Reuben. It is named along with Heshbon, Elealeh and Nebo (Num 32:3). While spelled “Sebam” in the Masoretic Text of Numbers 32:3, it is probably the same place as the Sibmah mentioned in Num 32:38 and Josh 13:19. In the time of Isaiah and Jeremiah it was a Moabite town, but it is unknown when it was taken from Israel. It was famous for its vineyards (Isaiah 16:8; Jer 48:32). According to Jerome (Commentary on Isaiah, 5) it was about 500 paces from Heshbon.
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