Numbers 21:27

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

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Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

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Glossary

Heshbon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Hesban.
City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).