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Nibshan
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Fertile; light soil, a city somewhere “in the wilderness” of Judah (Josh. 15:62), probably near Engedi.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(soft soil) one of the six cities of Judah, (Joshua 15:62) which were in the district of the Midbar (Authorized Version “wilderness”).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
NIB'SHAN (light, soft soil), one of the six cities in the "Midbar," or wilderness of Judah. Josh 15:62. It was apparently near En-gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Its site is unknown.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
prophecy; growing of a tooth
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
NIB'SHAN (light, soft soil), one of the six cities in the "Midbar," or wilderness of Judah. Josh 15:62. It was apparently near En-gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Its site is unknown.