Dibon
Dibon, a city in Judah, was inhabited by the tribe of Judah after the Babylonian exile.
The name Dibon means “abundance of knowledge”
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location near Adadah only mentioned at Nehemiah 11:25; only referred to as Dibon (דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹן).
Location
- Certainty
- Uncertain (28% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 31.296° N, 35.156° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- דִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹןDibon
Mentions
- As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;