Dhiban, (Arabic: ذيبان Ḏiʾbān) known to the Moabites as Dibon (Moabite: 𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤍 *Daybōn; [2][3][4] Hebrew: דִּיבוֹן Dīḇōn), [a] is a Jordanian town located in Madaba Governorate, approximately 70 kilometres south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea. Previously nomadic, the modern community settled the town in the 1950s.

Dibon, ancient capital of Moab, located north of the Arnon River in west-central Jordan. Excavations conducted there since 1950 by the archaeologists affiliated with the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem have uncovered the remains of several city walls, a square tower, and numerous buildings.

The Moabite capital was Dibon. According to the Hebrew Bible, Moab was often in conflict with its Israelite neighbours to the west.

Dibon is located adjacent to the modern village of Dhiban, 64 km south of Amman and 4 km north of the Arnon River. It comprises two natural hills, with the northern hill being the site of the ancient city. Initially settled in the Early Bronze Age, Dibon was a significant city in the Moabite kingdom during the Iron Age.

Dibon, an ancient city located east of the Jordan River, is situated in the region historically known as Moab. Today, it is identified with the archaeological site of Dhiban in modern-day Jordan. The city is strategically positioned on the King's Highway, an ancient trade route that connected the region with the broader Near Eastern world.

Along with other cities in the territory North of the Arnon, Dibon changed hands several times between Moab and Israel. Mesha claims it (MS), and in Jeremiah 48:18, 22 it is named among the cities of Moab.

2018年11月30日 · In about 835 BC Mesha, king of Moab, set up a stone to the Moabite god Chemosh (Kemosh) to commemorate his deliverance from the Israelite bondage. This stone, the only Moabite inscription of any significance, was found about 13 miles east of the Dead Sea at Dibon. It was first discovered by Anglican missionary F. A. Klein in 1868.

A very ancient town, situated from three to five miles (Baedeker, "Palestine," p. 193) north of the River Arnon (Tristram, "The Land of Moab," pp. 132 et seq.). The true pronunciation seems to be "Daibon" (according to the Greek transliterations, Δαιβων, Δηβων; see Dillmann, on Num. xxi. 30, and Mayer, "Z. A. T. W." i. 128, note 2).

2025年3月7日 · Moab, kingdom, ancient Palestine. Located east of the Dead Sea in what is now west-central Jordan, it was bounded by Edom and the land of the Amorites. The Moabites were closely related to the Israelites, and the two were frequently in conflict. The Moabite Stone, found at Dibon, recorded the

Dibon, the capital city of Moab in the biblical era, is located in the northern region of the upper plane. It is here that the Mesha Stela, one of the most important historical sources relating to the Bible, was found. In this inscription, the Moabite king Mesha recounts his battles with the Omride dynasty of the northern kingdom of Israel.