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Capital city of Sihon, Amorite king east of the Jordan, captured by Israel during the wilderness period before the entry into Canaan
East of JordanHistorically Verified
Dug up in the late 1960s-70s, revealing Iron Age remains. The Moabite Stone also mentions this city.
open_in_newAncient Amorite capital east of the Jordan, ruled by King Sihon until Israel defeated him and took the city (Numbers 21). Later allocated to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, Heshbon appears in Isaiah and Jeremiah as a symbol of fallen pride.