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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ZEBOIM

ze-bo'-im ((1) tsebho`im; Seboeim (Nehemiah 11:34); (2) ge ha-tsebho`im; Gai ten Samein (1 Samuel 13:18)):

(1) A Benjamite town mentioned as between HADID (which see) and NEBALLAT (which see), and therefore in the maritime plain near Lydda; the site is lost (Nehemiah 11:34).

(2) The Valley of Zeboim, "the valley of hyenas," one of three companies of the Philistines left their camp at Michmash and "turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness" (1 Samuel 13:18). There are several valleys with names derived from the hyena, so common in these parts. There is a small branch valley called Shakked dab`a, "ravine of the hyenas," North of the Wady kelt (Grove), a, Wady abu dab`a, "valley of the father of hyenas, which joins the Wady kelt from the South (Marti), and a large and well-known Wady dab`a, "valley of hyenas," which runs parallel with the Wady kelt, some 3 miles farther South, and ends at the Dead Sea. The first of these, which apparently leads to Mukhmas itself, seems the most probable. See Conder's Handbook, 241.

E. W. G. Masterman

Strong's Hebrew

6650. Tseboim -- a place probably at S. end of the Dead Sea
... Tseboim. 6651 . a place probably at S. end of the Dead Sea. Transliteration: Tseboim
Phonetic Spelling: (tseb-o-eem') Short Definition: Zeboim. ... Zeboim. ...
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6636. Tseboim -- a place near Sodom
... Definition: Zeboiim. Word Origin from the same as tsebi Definition a place near
Sodom NASB Word Usage Zeboiim (5). Zeboiim, Zeboim. Or (more ...
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8038. Shemeber -- "name of pinion," king of Zeboiim
... Shemeber. Apparently from shem and 'eber; name of pinion, ie Illustrious; Shemeber,
a king of Zeboim -- Shemeber. see HEBREW shem. see HEBREW 'eber. 8037, 8038 ...
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Library

Divers Matters.
... them not. The inhabitants of mount Zeboim brought their first-fruits before
Pentecost; but they received them not," &c. The Gloss ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 55 divers matters.htm

The Objection from the Unchangeableness of God is Answered from ...
... I will make thee as Admah, and as Zeboim." [2940] In the midst of His indignation
He hesitates, as it were, with fatherly love, doubting how He can give over ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter v the objection from.htm

Jonathan's Brave Deed
... find: one division turned toward Ophrah, in the land of Shual, another toward Bethhoron,
and another toward the hill that looks down over the valley of Zeboim. ...
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Perseverance Proved.
... How shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart
is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.". ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xlix perseverance proved.htm

Good News
... how shall I set thee as Zeboim?" Like as a father pitieth his children, so
is it with our God, he pities those who wander away from him. ...
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The Epistle of Judas
... the sin and punishment of the apostate angels is now cited, in the OT tale of Sodom
and Gomorra and the adjacent cities (Zoar, Admah, and Zeboim, according to ...
/.../moffat/the general epistles james peter and judas/the epistle of judas.htm

Letter cxxii. To Rusticus.
... how shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim? Mine heart
is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxxii to rusticus.htm

Jesus About his Father's Business
... thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee Israel? how shall I make thee
as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? Mine heart is ...
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Letter Xlvi. Paula and Eustochium to Marcella.
... For we cannot believe that Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim [983] are to
be built again: they must be left to lie in ashes forever. ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xlvi paula and eustochium.htm

The Misery of those Who, Besides Losing the Saints' Rest, Lose the ...
... When a spark of his wrath kindles upon the earth, the whole world, except only eight
persons, are drowned; Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim are burnt with ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Zeboim

(gazelles).

One of the five cities of the "plain" or circle of Jordan. It is mentioned in (Genesis 10:19; 14:2,8; 29:23; Hosea 11:8) in each, of which passages it is either coupled with Admah or placed next it in the lists --perhaps represented by Talaa Sebaan , a name attached to extensive ruins on the high ground between the Dead Sea and Kerak . In (Genesis 14:2,8) the name is given more correctly in the Authorized Version ZEBOIIM.
The valley of Zeboim, a ravine or gorge, apparently east of Michmash, mentioned only in (1 Samuel 13:18) The road running from Michmash to the east is specified as "the road of the border that looketh to the ravine of Zeboim toward the wilderness." The wilderness is no doubt the district of uncultivated mountain tops and sides which lies between the central district of Benjamin and the Jordan valley. In that very district there is a wild gorge bearing the name of Shuk ed-Dubba , ravine of the hyena, "the exact equivalent of Ge hat-tseboim .

ATS Bible Dictionary

Zeboim

1. One of the four royal cities in the vale of Siddim, destroyed by fire from heaven. See SODOM. Eusebius and Jerome mention a town by this name in their day, on the western shore of the Dead sea.

2. A valley and town of the Benjamites, east of Michmash, 1 Samuel 13:18 Nehemiah 11:34.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Gazelles or roes.

(1.) One of the "five cities of the plain" of Sodom, generally coupled with Admah (Genesis 10:19; 14:2; Deuteronomy 29:23; Hosea 11:8). It had a king of its own (Shemeber), and was therefore a place of some importance. It was destroyed along with the other cities of the plain.

(2.) A valley or rugged glen somewhere near Gibeah in Benjamin (1 Samuel 13:18). It was probably the ravine now bearing the name Wady Shakh-ed-Dub'a, or "ravine of the hyena," north of Jericho.

(3.) A place mentioned only in Nehemiah 11:34, inhabited by the Benjamites after the Captivity.

Thesaurus

Zeboim (7 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZEBOIM. ... See Conder's Handbook, 241. EWG
Masterman. Multi-Version Concordance Zeboim (7 Occurrences). ...
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Zebo'im (2 Occurrences)
Zebo'im. Zeboim, Zebo'im. Zebub . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). Nehemiah
11:34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat; (See RSV). Zeboim, Zebo'im. Zebub . ...
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Zeboiim (7 Occurrences)
... ze-boi'-im (tsebhoyim; the Septuagint uniformly Sebo(e)im; the King James Version,
Zeboim): One of the cities in the Vale of Siddim, destroyed with Sodom and ...
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Zeboi'im (4 Occurrences)
Zeboi'im. Zeboiim, Zeboi'im. Zeboim . Multi-Version Concordance ... Do I deliver
thee up, O Israel? How do I make thee as Admah? Do I set thee as Zeboim? ...
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Hyena
... tsabhua` (Jeremiah 12:9); Septuagint huaine (Jeremiah 12:9; Ecclesiasticus 13:18);
compare Arabic dab` or dabu`, "hyaena"; compare tsebho`im, Zeboim (1 Samuel ...
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Admah (6 Occurrences)
... It is supposed by some to be the same as the Adam of Joshua 3:16, the name of which
still lingers in Damieh, the ford of Jordan. (see ZEBOIM.). Int. ...
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Neballat (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Neballat (1 Occurrence). Nehemiah 11:34 Hadid,
Zeboim, Neballat, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Nebal'lat (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nebal'lat (1 Occurrence). Nehemiah 11:34 Hadid, Zeboim,
Neballat; (See RSV). Neballat, Nebal'lat. Nebat . Reference Bible.
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Overturned (41 Occurrences)
... burnt, it is not sown, nor doth it shoot up, nor doth there go up on it any herb,
like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim, which Jehovah ...
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Overthrew (17 Occurrences)
... and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein,
like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the ...
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Bible Concordance

Zeboim (7 Occurrences)

Genesis 10:19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Genesis 14:2 that they made war with Bera the king of Sodom, and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
(DBY YLT)

Genesis 14:8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, went out, and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim,
(DBY YLT)

Deuteronomy 29:23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 13:18 and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 11:34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Hosea 11:8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
(KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Zeboim

Zeboim: A City and Valley in Benjamin

Zeboim: Also Called Zeboiim: One of the Cities in the Valley of Siddim

Related Terms

Zebo'im (2 Occurrences)

Zeboiim (7 Occurrences)

Zeboi'im (4 Occurrences)

Hyena

Admah (6 Occurrences)

Neballat (1 Occurrence)

Nebal'lat (1 Occurrence)