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Lo-debar

Lo-debar (Debir), a town in Gilead where Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, lived.
PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 13:26; referred to as Lo-debar (לֹא דְבָר) or Debir (לִדְבִר).

Location

Identified as
Tel Dover
Certainty
Uncertain (17% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
Coordinates
32.684° N, 35.630° E
Lo-debar
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Glossary entries

Debir (Place) Lo-debar

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Joshua 13:26לִדְבִר · Debir
    …the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
  2. 2 Samuel 9:4לֹא דְבָר · Lo-debar
    “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
  3. 2 Samuel 9:5לֹא דְבָר · Lo-debar
    So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
  4. 2 Samuel 17:27לֹא דְבָר · Lo-debar
    When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
  5. Amos 6:13לֹא דְבָר · Lo-debar
    …you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’