Bible Cross References
And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
Joshua 13:9
Their territory extended to Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and the city in the middle of that valley and included all of the plateau from Medeba to Dibon.
Joshua 12:2
One was Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled at Heshbon. His kingdom included half of Gilead: from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and from the city in the middle of that valley, as far as the Jabbok River, the border of Ammon;
Numbers 21:28-30
28
Once from this city of Heshbon Sihon's army went forth like a fire; It destroyed the city of Ar in Moab And devoured the hills of the upper Arnon.
29
How terrible for you, people of Moab! You worshipers of Chemosh are brought to ruin! Your god let the men become refugees, And the women became captives of the Amorite king.
30
But now their descendants are destroyed, All the way from Heshbon to Dibon, From Nashim to Nophah, near Medeba."
Numbers 32:33-38
33
So Moses assigned to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half the tribe of Manasseh all the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan, including the towns and the country around them.
34
The tribe of Gad rebuilt the fortified towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35
Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36
Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran.
37
The tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38
Nebo, Baal Meon (this name was changed), and Sibmah. They gave new names to the towns they rebuilt.
Deuteronomy 3:12
"When we took possession of the land, I assigned to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory north of the town of Aroer near the Arnon River and part of the hill country of Gilead, along with its towns.
Isaiah 15:1
This is a message about Moab. The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab.
Isaiah 15:2
The people of Dibon climb the hill to weep at the shrine. The people of Moab wail in grief over the cities of Nebo and Medeba; they have shaved their heads and their beards in grief.
Isaiah 15:4
The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone.
Isaiah 16:7-9
7
The people of Moab will weep because of the troubles they suffer. They will all weep when they remember the fine food they used to eat in the city of Kir Heres. They will be driven to despair.
8
The farms near Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah are destroyed---those vineyards whose wine used to make the rulers of the nations drunk. At one time the vines spread as far as the city of Jazer, and eastward into the desert, and westward to the other side of the Dead Sea.
9
Now I weep for Sibmah's vines as I weep for Jazer. My tears fall for Heshbon and Elealeh, because there is no harvest to make the people glad.
Jeremiah 48:21-24
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"Judgment has come on the cities of the plateau: on Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,
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Dibon, Nebo, Beth Diblathaim,
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Kiriathaim, Bethgamul, Bethmeon,
24
Kerioth, and Bozrah. Judgment has come on all the cities of Moab, far and near.