Biblical place
Where was Nob?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ras el Mesharif.
First appears in 1 Samuel 21:1 · 4 books · 5 chapters
Overview
High place, a city of the priests, first mentioned in the history of David’s wanderings (1 Sam. 21:1). Here the tabernacle was then standing, and here Ahimelech the priest resided. (See AHIMELECH. ) From Isa. Modern identification: Ras el Mesharif.
Nob is represented in the local geography layer as Ras el Mesharif. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 21:1 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.