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    Tob

    טוֹב

    Tob (or Ish-tob), a region east of the Jordan River where Jephthah fled and later recruited mercenaries to fight the Ammonites (Judg. 11:3, 5; 2Sam. 10:6, 8).

    Where the story of Tob happensWhere the gazetteer locates Tob, framed to them: Tob. 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.Tob
    Where the gazetteer locates Tob
    verses
    4
    first named
    Judges 11:3
    last named
    2 Samuel 10:8
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.56°N · 36.24°E
    settlement32.56°N · 36.24°E

    Et Tayibeh (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Tob in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Tob, also referred to as Ish-tob, was a region east of the Jordan River where Jephthah, a judge of Israel, fled after being expelled by his half-brothers (Judg. 11:3). In Tob, Jephthah gathered a group of worthless men who followed him, possibly serving as mercenaries. When the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead sought out Jephthah in the land of Tob and requested that he lead them in battle (Judg. 11:5-6). Jephthah agreed and successfully defeated the Ammonites. The region of Tob is also mentioned in 2Sa.10.6, 8, where the Ammonites hired mercenaries from Tob to fight against King David's army. The exact location of Tob is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the northern part of Gilead, near the border with Syria.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 2 books. The name is written 8 times in them.

    1. Judges2 verses

      11:311:5

    2. 2 Samuel2 verses

      10:610:8

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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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