Helbon was a city mentioned in Ezk.27.18 as a trading partner of Tyre, known for its fine wine.
Helbon was a city mentioned in Ezk.27.18 as one of the trading partners of Tyre, the ancient Phoenician city. It was particularly noted for its fine wine, which was highly prized and traded in the region. The exact location of Helbon is not certain, but it is believed to be modern-day Halbun, a village located about 11 miles north of Damascus, Syria. This identification is supported by the fact that the area around Halbun is still known for producing high-quality grapes and wine. Some scholars have suggested that Helbon might be the same as Aleppo (Haleb), but this is less likely given the distance between Aleppo and Damascus.
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Fat; i.e., “fertile”, (Ezek. 27: 18 only), a place whence wine was brought to the great market of Tyre. It has been usually identified with the modern Aleppo, called Haleb by the native Arabs, but is more probably to be found in one of the villages in the Wady Helbon, which is celebrated for its grapes, on the east slope of Anti-Lebanon, north of the river Barada (Abana).
(fertile), a place mentioned only in (Ezekiel 27:18) Geographers have hitherto represented Helbon as identical with the city of Aleppo, called Haleb by the Arabs; but there are strong reasons against this, and the ancient city must be identified with a village within a few miles of Damascus still bearing the ancient name Helbon, and still celebrated as producing the finest grapes in the country.
HEL'BON (fertile), a Syrian city celebrated for its wine, Eze 27:18, and formerly identified with Aleppo, but later with Helbon, in a wild glen high up in the Anti-Lebanon. This valley is celebrated for its fine grapes and vineyards. Robinson says "the wine of Helbon" is the best and most famous wine in the country, while Aleppo produces none of any special reputation.
HEL'BON (fertile), a Syrian city celebrated for its wine, Eze 27:18, and formerly identified with Aleppo, but later with Helbon, in a wild glen high up in the Anti-Lebanon. This valley is celebrated for its fine grapes and vineyards. Robinson says "the wine of Helbon" is the best and most famous wine in the country, while Aleppo produces none of any special reputation.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2463
Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
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