Heshbon
The city of Moab is somewhat unwelcoming.
Description[edit | edit source]
Located beyond a three-arched bridge. The apostolic group is driven out barely upon entering. "These places surrounding the Salt Sea are cursed like the sea itself," says Peter[1].
Significant Facts[edit | edit source]
Despite this home, Jesus nevertheless predicts its future conversion:"Peace! Peace! They too will be drawn to the Truth. But peace is necessary. Compassion is necessary. We have never come here, they do not know us. Other places were like this the first time, but then they changed."[1]
Its Name[edit | edit source]
Hechbôn, today Hesbân in Jordan, 20 km from Amman.
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 498 GRM 499
Learn More About This Place[edit | edit source]
The city of Moab does not have a good reputation in the Bible. Herod the Great made it a fortress. At the end of the 3rd century AD, the Christian community was thriving enough to have a bishopric.
A little to the east of Hechbôn there is a large reservoir, which probably corresponds to one of the ponds that were outside the walls.
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Notes and references[edit | edit source]
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