Bible Location

Sebam

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Sebam was the transjordanian town related to the Sibmah/Shebam tradition east of the Jordan. It is important because it preserves another naming strand within the settled eastern plateau geography. First appears in Num 32:3.1

Coordinates

31.82, 35.77

First appears

Num 32:3

AI summary: Sebam matters because eastern town traditions often survive in multiple related forms across the biblical record. The place belongs to the agricultural and settlement world of the plateau beyond Jordan.1

Latitude

31.82

Longitude

35.77

Bible references

1