Sibmah
Sibmah was a Moabite town known for its vineyards, allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:38; Joshua 13:19) and later mentioned in prophecies concerning Moab.
The name Sibmah means “conversion; captivity”
PlaceOld Testament4 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Numbers 32:38; only referred to as Sibmah (שְׂבָם).
Location
- Identified as
- Qarn al Qubish
- Certainty
- Possible (48% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.782° N, 35.761° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שְׂבָםSibmah
Mentions
- …as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
- Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
- For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
- So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.
- I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.