Sambation, Sanbation, Sabbation (Sambaṭyon): In rabbinical literature the river across which the ten tribes were transported by Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, and about which so many legends subsequently accumulated that it was considered by some scholars to be altogether mythical. The name of the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]