Bible Location
Meaning: abundance of knowledge · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Dibon entry refers to the Judahite town inhabited again after the exile, not the better-known Moabite Dibon. It is important because similar names can easily blur separate southern and eastern traditions. First appears in Neh 11:25.1
Place meaning
abundance of knowledge
Coordinates
31.19, 34.97
First appears
Neh 11:25
AI summary: Dibon matters here as part of Judah's restored settlement memory after exile. The record should be read distinctly from the more famous Moabite city of the same name.1
Place meaning
abundance of knowledge
Latitude
31.19
Longitude
34.97
Bible references
1
A city of the tribe of Judah, inhabited after the Captivity (Neh. 11:25); called also Dimonah (Josh. 15:22). It is probably the modern ed-Dheib. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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| Neh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.