heshmon Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
heshmon in Easton's Bible Dictionary
fatness, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:27).
heshmon in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(rich soil), a place named, with others, as lying in the extreme south of Judah. #Jos 15:27|
heshmon in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HESH'MON (fertility), a town named with others as lying in the south of Judah, Josh 15:27. Wilton connects it with Husham, an Edomite king, Gen 36:34-35, and with 'Ain Hash, perhaps Hashmonah of Num 33:29-30, but Conder identifies Heshmon with a site called el-Meshash ("the pits"), which has two wells and is on the road from Beer-sheba to Moladah.
heshmon in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Near Beersheba (Joshua 15:27). Probably Azmon on the southern boundary of Judah (Numbers 34:4); but according to Conder El Meshash.