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Heshbon

Heshbon (also Hesebon, Esebon, Esbous, Esebus; ; ; ) was an ancient town located east of the Jordan River in the modern kingdom of Jordan and historically within the territories of Ammon and Ancient Israel. Today, it is a ruin, bearing its old namesake, Tell Ḥesbān, located ca. north of Madaba.