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Biblical place

Where was Sibmah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Qarn al Qubish.

First appears in Numbers 32:3 · 4 books · 4 chapters

Overview

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.

Sibmah is represented in the local geography layer as Qarn al Qubish. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 32:3 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sibmah today

Travel to Sibmah, the modern-day Qarn al Qubish.

Sibmah is commonly identified with Qarn al Qubish, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Sibmah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Qarn al Qubish

31.782°N · 35.761°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Isaiah

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention