Sebam

About Sebam

Another name for Sebam. Sibmah was a city in the territory of Reuben (Numbers 32:38 and Joshua 13:19).

See Sibmah.

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All Scripture References (6)

Numbers (2)
Numbers 32:3

“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

Numbers 32:38

as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

Joshua (1)
Joshua 13:19

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,

Isaiah (2)
Isaiah 16:8

For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.

Isaiah 16:9

So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.

Jeremiah (1)
Jeremiah 48:32

I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.