Bible Dictionary
Dibon
Dibon was chiefly a Moabite city east of the Dead Sea, also called Dibon-gad after Israel’s settlement there. Another Dibon, or Dimonah, was a town in Judah inhabited after the exile.
Definition
Dibon was the name of cities associated chiefly with Moab and, in another listing, with Judah. The Moabite Dibon was also called Dibon-gad; a Judahite place was called Dibon or Dimonah.
Biblical Usage
Dibon is mentioned among Moabite places and in the prophetic references to Dimon. A separate Dibon was inhabited by people of Judah after the Captivity.
Historical Background
The Moabite city is identified with modern Diban, about three miles north of the Arnon and twelve miles east of the Dead Sea. The Judahite site is probably modern ed-Dheib.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pining; wasting. (1.) A city in Moab (Num. 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isa. 15:9). It has been identified with the modern Diban, about 3 miles north of the Arnon and 12 miles east of the Dead Sea. (See Moabite Stone.) (2.) A city of the tribe of Judah, inhabited after the Captivity (Neh. 11:25); called also Dimonah (Josh. 15:22). It is probably the modern ed-Dheib.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(wasting).