Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Heb. Cheshmon', חֶשְׁמוֹן,faltness; Sept. Ἀσεμω῎ν), a city on the southern border of Judah (Simeon), near Idumaea, mentioned between Hazor-Gaddah and Beth-Palet (Joshua 15:27); hence probably somewhere between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean. It is possibly the same as the AZMON (See AZMON) (q.v.) elsewhere (Joshua 15:4) located in.this vicinity. (See HAZAR-ADDAR).
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Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Heshmon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/h/heshmon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.