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Shebam
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(fragrance), one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of Jordan; demanded by and finally ceded to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. (Numbers 32:3) It is probably the same as Shibmah, (Numbers 32:38) and Sibmah. (Joshua 13:13; Isaiah 16:8,9; Jeremiah 48:32)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
SHE'BAM (coolness), one of the towns east of the Jordan desired by Reuben and Gad. Num 32:3. See Shibmah and Sibmah.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
SHE'BAM (coolness), one of the towns east of the Jordan desired by Reuben and Gad. Num 32:3. See Shibmah and Sibmah.