Sibmah
Where Sibmah sits on the map, and the 6 verses where it appears, in biblical order and linked to the full chapter.
- Identified with
- Qarn al Qubish
- Coordinates
- 31.7824, 35.7613
- Mentions
- 6 mentions
Coordinates and the modern identification come from the open atlas at OpenBible.info. For regions, peoples and large features there is no identification: the marked point only places the area on the map, and stands for neither a particular site nor its boundaries.
Passages where it appears
6 verses, in biblical order.
Numbers
- Numbers 32:3
“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
- Numbers 32:38
and Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names having been changed) and Sibmah, appointing names for the cities which they had built.
Joshua
- Joshua 13:19
and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the mountain of the steep valley;
Isaiah
- Isaiah 16:8
For the suburbs of Heshbon are deserted, and the lords of the Gentiles have cut down the vineyard of Sibmah. Its vines have arrived even at Jazer. They have wandered in the desert. Its seedlings have been abandoned. They have crossed over the sea.
- Isaiah 16:9
I will weep with the tears of Jazer over this, the vineyard of Sibmah. I will inebriate you with my tears, Heshbon and Elealeh! For the sound of those who trample has rushed over your vintage and over your harvest.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 48:32
O vineyard of Sibmah, I will weep for you, with the mourning of Jazer. Your offshoots have crossed over the sea. They have reached even to the sea of Jazer. The despoiler has rushed over your harvest and your vintage.