Bible Dictionaries
Shebarim
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ssheh' buh rihm) Place name meaning, “The Breaking Points.” Place with symbolic name and uncertain location near Ai (Joshua 7:5 ), translated as “stone quarries” (NIV; compare REB). Commentators have suggested, “Breaks” or “Ravines.”
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shebarim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shebarim.html. 1991.