Depth1

Nob

Ancient site; 7 competing modern identifications, best supported being Ras el Mesharif.

Placesettlement7 verseslocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Ras el Mesharif · terrainOpen in OpenStreetMap

Ras el Mesharif197
31.7925, 35.2442terrain
Ras Umm et Tala154
31.7949, 35.2426distance
Isawiya116
31.7986, 35.2483settlement
Ras Tumeim95
31.7912, 35.2569terrain
Qu’meh48
31.8134, 35.2374terrain
French Hill40
31.8057, 35.2390settlement
Et Tur19
31.7776, 35.2508settlement

References

Topical references

A city of the tribe of Benjamin — Nehemiah 11:31; Nehemiah 11:32
Called "the city of the priests," — 1 Samuel 22:19
The home of Ahimelech, the priest — 1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 22:11
Probable seat of the tabernacle in Saul's time — 1 Samuel 21:4; 1 Samuel 21:6; 1 Samuel 21:9
Destroyed by Saul — 2 Samuel 22:19
Prophecy concerning — Isaiah 10:32

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.