Heshbon
    intelligence, a city ruled over by Sihon, king of the Amorites
    (Josh. 3:10; 13:17). It was taken by Moses (Num. 21:23-26), and
    became afterwards a Levitical city (Josh. 21:39) in the tribe of
    Reuben (Num. 32:37). After the Exile it was taken possession of
    by the Moabites (Isa. 15:4; Jer. 48:2, 34, 45). The ruins of
    this town are still seen about 20 miles east of Jordan from the
    north end of the Dead Sea. There are reservoirs in this
    district, which are probably the "fishpools" referred to in
    Cant. 7:4.
 Heshbon, invention; industry