Sihon
King of the Amorites (NUM 21:21)
PersonTribe of Amoritemale56 verses
Names
- Sihon — סִיחֹ֥ן siychon (H5511) · Σηων Sēōn — Numbers 21:21
Titles
- King of Amorites — מֶֽלֶךְ־הָאֱמֹרִי melek haemoriy “king of the Amori” (H567) · βασιλέα Αμορραίων basiléa Amorraíōn “king of the Amorrai” — Numbers 21:21
- King of Heshbon — מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּ֧וֹן melek cheshəbəon “king of Heshbon” (H2809) · βασιλέα Εσεβων basiléa Esebōn “king [of] Heshbon” — Deuteronomy 2:24
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Heshbon — 20 shared verses
- Bashan — 9 shared verses
- Jordan — 4 shared verses
- Gilead 1 — 3 shared verses
- Jahaz — 3 shared verses
- Moab 1 — 3 shared verses
- Ammon — 2 shared verses
- Arnon — 2 shared verses
- Ashtaroth — 2 shared verses
- Egypt — 2 shared verses
- Valley of the Arnon — 2 shared verses
- Ar — 1 shared verse
and 17 further places named alongside this person.
Appearances
Topical references
- His seat of government at Heshbon — Numbers 21:26
- The proverbial chant celebrating the victory of Sihon over the Moabites — Numbers 21:26
- Conquest of his kingdom by the Israelites — Numbers 21:21; Deuteronomy 2:24; Deuteronomy 3:2; Deuteronomy 3:6; Deuteronomy 3:8
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.