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    place · also Debir

    Lo-debar

    לֹא דְבָר

    Lo-debar (Debir), a town in Gilead where Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, lived (2Sa.9.4-5).

    Where the story of Lo-debar happensWhere the gazetteer locates Lo-debar, framed to them: Lo-debar. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Lo-debar
    Where the gazetteer locates Lo-debar
    verses
    5
    first named
    Joshua 13:26
    last named
    Amos 6:13
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.68°N · 35.63°E
    settlement32.68°N · 35.63°E

    Tel Dover (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 7 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Lo-debar in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Lo-debar, also referred to as Debir, was a town located in Gilead, east of the Jordan River (Joshua 13:26). It is mentioned in the context of King David's kindness to Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan. After the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, Mephibosheth was living in Lo-debar under the care of Machir, son of Ammiel (2Sa.9.4-5). David summoned Mephibosheth from Lo-debar and showed him kindness for the sake of his father Jonathan (2Sa.9.5). Lo-debar is also mentioned in a sarcastic statement by King David, referring to it as a place of little significance (Amo.6.13).

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 3 books.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      13:26

    2. 2 Samuel3 verses

      9:49:517:27

    3. Amos1 verse

      6:13

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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