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    Ishbi-benob

    יִשְׁבּוֹ בְּנֹב

    Ishbi-benob, a Philistine giant, was killed by David's warrior Abishai when he threatened David's life.

    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Samuel 21:16
    last named
    2 Samuel 21:17
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    Giant

    Description

    Who was Ishbi-benob?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ishbi-benob was a Philistine warrior described as a descendant of the giants (2Sa.21.16). During a battle at Gob, he wielded a bronze spear weighing three hundred shekels and was armed with a new sword. Ishbi-benob attempted to kill King David, who had grown weary in the fight. However, Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David's aid and struck down the Philistine and killed him. After this incident, David's men urged him not to go out to battle anymore, lest he quench the lamp of Israel (2Sa.21.17). This event demonstrates the ongoing conflict between the Israelites and the Philistines during David's reign, as well as the loyalty of David's mighty men.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Ishbi-benob7 of 7 entities the graph connects to Ishbi-benob, in 2 groups: kinship 5, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.RaphaChild of · Descendant of · 7 versesGoliathSibling of · 6 versesLahmiSibling of · 3 verseshuge manSibling of · 2 versesSaphSibling of · 2 versesKinshipDavid2 events · 964 versesAbishai1 event · 24 versesEventsIshbi-benob

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

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    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      21:16

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via GoliathGoliath and Philistia’s standingGoliath and Philistia’s standing is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GoliathGoliath’s coming outGoliath’s coming out is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GoliathGoliath’s defiance of Israel, Goliath, and Armies Of The Living GodGoliath’s defiance of Israel, Goliath, and Armies Of The Living God is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GoliathGoliath’s shoutingGoliath’s shouting is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GoliathPhilistiaAn ancient people and region in Canaan

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