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Gob in the Bible.

Gob is a town in the Bible, about 31 km (19 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from 2 Samuel 21:18 to 2 Samuel 21:19.

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What happened at Gob.

A pit, a place mentioned in 2 Sam. 21:18, 19; called also Gezer, in 1 Chr. 20:4.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Gob.

Elhanan 1Goliath 1Jair 1Sibbechai 1Sippai 1the giant in Gath 1

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All 2 verses that name Gob.

2 Samuel 2

  • 2 Samuel 21:18And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
  • 2 Samuel 21:19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

Questions about Gob.

Where is Gob in the Bible?

Gob is a town about 31 km (19 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Gob named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Gob in 2 verses, in 1 book, from 2 Samuel 21:18 to 2 Samuel 21:19.

Which people are named with Gob in the Bible?

The verses that name Gob also name Elhanan, Goliath, Jair, Sibbechai, Sippai and the giant in Gath.

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