(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.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Helbon
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.