Heshmon
חֶשְׁמוֹן/HESH-mahn/
“Fatness or rich soil”
Summary
Heshmon was a town in the extreme southern territory of Judah, near the border with Idumea.
☩Location
Heshmon was a city on the southern border of Judah, in the territory allotted to Simeon, mentioned between Hazor-gaddah and Beth-palet. It was located somewhere between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean, near Idumea. The site may be identical with El Meshash according to some scholars, or possibly the same as Azmon on the southern boundary.
Key verses:Joshua 15:27
Related Verses1 mention
Joshua· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Heshmon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Heshmon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).