Places in the Bible Today:
Nob
Data
| Translated Name | Nob |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
7 Possible Identifications
- Ras el Mesharif (modern): 20% confidence
- Ras Umm et Tala (modern): 15% confidence
- Isawiya (modern): 15% confidence
- Ras Tumeim (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Qu’meh (modern): less than 10% confidence
- French Hill (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Et Tur (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (7)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 729 |
| Logos Factbook | Nob |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Nob |
| OpenBible.info | afdda14 (Nob) |
| TIPNR | Nob@1Sa.21.1 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1912 |
| Wikidata | Q11991625 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 440
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Nob (place)
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Nob
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 188
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Nob
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 1Sam 21:1-6; Neh 11:32
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Nob
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Nob
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Nob
- IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Nob
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 1Sam 21:1
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 274
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 7
- Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Nob
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Nob
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Nob
- Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 171
- Sacred Bridge (2014): page 235
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Nob
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Nob
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Nob
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 90
Confidence Trends over Time
This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.
Thumbnail Image Credits
Hoheit, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Hidro, Ynhockey, Rotem Danzig, Djampa
About
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.