Bible Dictionary
Shebam
Shebam was a town in the pastoral territory east of the Jordan, assigned to Reuben and Gad. It is probably the same place elsewhere called Shibmah or Sibmah.
Definition
Shebam was a town in the pastoral district east of the Jordan, associated with the territory assigned to Reuben and Gad. It is probably the same as Shibmah or Sibmah.
Biblical Usage
Shebam appears among the towns requested and received by the tribes east of the Jordan.
Historical Background
The town was in the pastoral country east of the Jordan.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fragrance), one of the towns in the pastoral district on the east of Jordan; demanded by and finally ceded to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. (Numbers 32:3) It is probably the same as Shibmah, (Numbers 32:38) and Sibmah. (Joshua 13:13; Isaiah 16:8,9; Jeremiah 48:32)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>she'-bam.</p><p>See SEBAM.</p>