Bible Dictionary
Dimon
Dimon was a place in Moab associated with waters or a streambed. Isaiah pronounced judgment upon it, and it may be another form of the name Dibon.
Definition
Dimon was a place or group of streams in Moab, associated with a riverbed or streambed.
Biblical Usage
Isaiah pronounced denunciation against the waters of Dimon in his prophecy concerning Moab.
Historical Background
Dimon was located east of the Dead Sea in the land of Moab. It may have been another form of the name Dibon.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(river bed), The waters of, some streams on the east of the Dead Sea, in the land of Moab, against which Isaiah uttered denunciation. (Isaiah 15:9) Gesenius conjectures that the two names Dimon and Dibon are the same.