Gob
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Gezer (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.859° N, 34.919° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 21:18 |
Gob is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Gezer (low confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gezer | low (32%) | 31.859° N, 34.919° E |
| another name for Gibbethon | low (17%) | 31.856° N, 34.866° E |
| another name for Nob | very low (11%) | 31.793° N, 35.244° E |
| Khirbet Qeiyafa | very low (5%) | 31.696° N, 34.958° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 21:18And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.
- 2 Samuel 21:19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.