zeboim Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
zeboim in Easton's Bible Dictionary
gazelles or roes. (1.) One of the "five cities of the plain" of Sodom, generally coupled with Admah (Gen. 10:19; 14:2; Deut. 29:23; Hos. 11:8). It had a king of its own (Shemeber), and was therefore a place of some importance. It was destroyed along with the other cities of the plain. (2.) A valley or rugged glen somewhere near Gibeah in Benjamin (1 Sam. 13:18). It was probably the ravine now bearing the name Wady Shakh-ed-Dub'a, or "ravine of the hyena," north of Jericho. (3.) A place mentioned only in Neh. 11:34, inhabited by the Benjamites after the Captivity.
zeboim in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(gazelles). 1. One of the five cities of the "plain" or circle of Jordan. It is mentioned in #Ge 10:19; 14:2,8; De 29:23; Ho 11:8| in each, of which passages it is either coupled with Admah or placed next it in the lists --perhaps represented by Talaa Sebaan, a name attached to extensive ruins on the high ground between the Dead Sea and Kerak. In #Ge 14:2,8| the name is given more correctly in the Authorized Version ZEBOIIM. 2. The valley of Zeboim, a ravine or gorge, apparently east of Michmash, mentioned only in #1Sa 13:18| The road running from Michmash to the east is specified as "the road of the border that looketh to the ravine of Zeboim toward the wilderness." The wilderness is no doubt the district of uncultivated mountain tops and sides which lies between the central district of Benjamin and the Jordan valley. In that very district there is a wild gorge bearing the name of Shuk ed-Dubba', ravine of the hyena, "the exact equivalent of Ge hat-tsebo'im.
zeboim in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ZEBO'IM , and ZEBOI'IM (roes). 1. One of the "five cities of the plain ;" grouped with Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen 10:19; Gen 14:2, Acts 14:8; Deut 29:23; Hos 11:8. The question of the site of these cities is more fully discussed under Siddim, Sodom, and Zoar, which see. 2. A place inhabited by the Benjamites after the Captivity. Neh 11:34. Its site is unknown.