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(οιΕ῾᾿σεβωνίται v. r. οἰΕ᾿σεβών, Vulg. Hesebon), a Graecized form of the name of certain Canaanites beyond Jordan referred to in the Apocrypha (Jude 5:15) as having been destroyed by the Israelites; evidently the inhabitants of HESHBON (See HESHBON) (q.v.) of the O.T. (Numbers 21:26).
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Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Esebon, They of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/esebon-they-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.