HELBON hĕl’ bŏn (חֶלְבֹּ֖ון, hel bōn). A city mentioned in the lamentation over Tyre by Ezekiel (Ezek 27:18). From here wine was imported to Tyre by traders of Damascus. It is identified with modern Halbun, thirteen m. N of Damascus. The area has been famous from ancient times for its fine wines, preferred even by the kings (Strabo XV. 735).