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Tob in the Bible.

Tob is a town in the Bible, about 129 km (80 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 4 verses, from Judges 11:3 to 2 Samuel 10:8.

What happened at Tob.

A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah fled from his brethren (Judg. 11:3, 5). It was on the northern boundary of Perea, between Syria and the land of Ammon (2 Sam. 10:6, 8). Its modern name is Taiyibeh.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Tob.

Near Tob.

All 4 verses that name Tob.

Judges 2

  • Judges 11:3Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
  • Judges 11:5And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

2 Samuel 2

  • 2 Samuel 10:6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
  • 2 Samuel 10:8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

Questions about Tob.

Where is Tob in the Bible?

Tob is a town about 129 km (80 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 Tob named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Tob in 4 verses, in 2 books, from Judges 11:3 to 2 Samuel 10:8.

Which people are named with Tob in the Bible?

The verses that name Tob also name Jephthah and David.

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