Nob
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Ras el Mesharif (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.793° N, 35.244° E |
| Mentioned in | 7 verses |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 21:1 |
Nob is a settlement named in 7 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ras el Mesharif (low confidence; 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ras el Mesharif | low (20%) | 31.793° N, 35.244° E |
| Ras Umm et Tala | low (15%) | 31.795° N, 35.243° E |
| Isawiya | very low (12%) | 31.799° N, 35.248° E |
| Ras Tumeim | very low (10%) | 31.791° N, 35.257° E |
| Qu’meh | very low (5%) | 31.813° N, 35.237° E |
| French Hill | very low (4%) | 31.806° N, 35.239° E |
| Et Tur | very low (2%) | 31.778° N, 35.251° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 21:1Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
- 1 Samuel 22:9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
- 1 Samuel 22:11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.
- 1 Samuel 22:19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 21:16And Ishbi–benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 11:32And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:32As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
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.