moab
Heshbon
Capital of Sihon king of the Amorites, captured by Israel under Moses; later contested between Moab and Israel.
- Modern equivalent
- Tall Hisban (Jordan)
- Coordinates
- 31.8019°, 35.8088°
Scripture references
- Numbers 21:25-30
- Deuteronomy 1:4
- Deuteronomy 2:24-37
- Joshua 13:17
- Isaiah 15:4
- Jeremiah 48:2
- Song of Solomon 7:4