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Heshmon

1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references

Fatness, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:27).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
(rich soil), a place named, with others, as lying in the extreme south of Judah. (Joshua 15:27)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references

hesh'-mon (cheshmon): An unidentified place on the border of Judah toward Edom (Jos 15:27). This may have been the original home of the Hasmoneans.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • → A town in the south of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:27

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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