Bible Encyclopedias
Sihon

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

Si´hon (sweeping away; i.e. a warrior sweeping all before him), the king of the Amorites, reigning at Heshbon, who was destroyed, and his kingdom subjugated, in the attempt to resist the progress of the Israelites through his dominions (; , sq.) [AMORITES].

 

 

 

 

Bibliography Information
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Sihon'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​s/sihon.html.