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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.
Ancient 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.
Joshua
Still Got Land on the Map
Heshbon appears here as the capital of Sihon's defeated Amorite kingdom, already in Israelite hands and now part of the eastern territorial recap being recorded.
Numbers
Snakes, Songs, and Straight-Up Conquests
Heshbon falls here as the symbolic capstone of Sihon's defeat — Israel doesn't merely pass through his land but captures his own capital, the very city Sihon mobilized his army to defend.
Numbers
We'll Fight, But We're Staying Here
Heshbon, Sihon's former Amorite capital, is now being rebuilt by Reuben as part of their territorial inheritance — a conquered city repurposed as Israelite infrastructure.
Joshua
Israel's Win Streak: The Full Highlight Reel
Heshbon is Sihon's capital and power base — the city from which he ruled his Amorite kingdom east of the Jordan before Moses' forces took it down.
Joshua
God Really Gave Everybody a Place to Stay
Heshbon is listed as one of the Merarite cities from Gad's territory — formerly the capital of the Amorite king Sihon, now repurposed as a home base for Levitical worship leaders.
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