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Nobah in the Bible.

Nobah is a town in the Bible, about 170 km (106 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Numbers 32:42. The King James Version also gives the name Nobah to 1 other place, listed on this page.

What happened at Nobah.

The name given to Kenath (q.v.) by Nobah when he conquered it. It was on the east of Gilead (Judg. 8:11).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

The verse that names this Nobah.

Numbers 1

  • Numbers 32:42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

Other places called Nobah.

Nobah, on the map at the same spot as the Nobah above.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • Judges 8:11And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

Questions about Nobah.

Where is Nobah in the Bible?

Nobah is a town about 170 km (106 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Nobah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Nobah in 1 verse, in 1 book. It also gives the name Nobah to 1 other place.

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