Lux Domini

Numbers 32:38

And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
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Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

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Numbers 32:34Numbers 32:35Micah 6:8Amos 5:24

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Glossary

Nebo Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mukhayyat.

Sibmah Place

Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan ( Josh. 13:19 ); called also Shebam and Shibmah ( Num. 32:3 , 38). It was famous for its vines ( Isa. 16:9 ; Jer. 48:32 ). Modern identification: Qarn al Qubish.

Baal-meon Place

Lord of dwelling, a town of Reuben ( Num. 32:38 ), called also Beth-meon ( Jer. 48:23 ) and Beth-baal-meon ( Josh. 13:17 ). It is supposed to have been the birth-place of Elisha. Modern identification: Ma‘in.