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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Nibshan

Six towns stood in Judah's wilderness by the western shore of the Dead Sea, and Nibshan was one. It is often put near En-gedi, without a firm site.

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First, in plain English

Six towns stood in Judah's wilderness by the western shore of the Dead Sea, and Nibshan was one. It is often put near En-gedi, without a firm site.

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Nibshan was one of six towns Joshua's allotment places "in the wilderness" of Judah, near the western shore of the Dead Sea (Joshua 15:61-62). It is often located near En-gedi, though no firm identification has been established.

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Where it is
  • 35.38143
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Where it appears
  • Joshua 15:62

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