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'''Lo-debar''' was a town in the [[Old Testament]] in [[Gilead]] not far from [[Mahanaim]], north of the [[Jabbok]] ({{bibleverse |
'''Lo-debar''' ({{Langx|hbo|לֹא דְבָר, לוֹ דְבָר|translit=lōʾ dǝbār}}{{Efn|The לא spelling is found in 2Sam 17:28, while לו is used in 2Sam 9:4-5. According to some, the לא spelling is also found in Amos 6:13. לִדְבִר is found in Josh 13:26.}}) was a town in the [[Old Testament]] in [[Gilead]] not far from [[Mahanaim]], north of the [[Jabbok]] river ({{bibleverse|2|Samuel|9:4-5}})<ref>{{Cite EBD|title=Lo-debar}}</ref> in [[Land of Israel|ancient Israel]]. It is mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]] as the home of [[Machir]], a contemporary of [[David]]. (2 [[Books of Samuel|Samuel]] 9:4,5). |
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Lo-debar was also considered a ghetto town in biblical times. [[Mephibosheth]], son of Jonathan was living in Lo-debar at the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, who was possibly a brother to David's wife Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5). King David showed loving kindness to Jonathan's son Mephibosheth by bringing him from Lo-debar and having him eat at the King's table regularly. (2 [[Books of Samuel|Samuel]] 9:1-13). |
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# Tel Dover (Khirbet ed-Duweir) in the mouth of [[Yarmouk River]].<ref>{{Cite book | publisher = Eisenbrauns | isbn = 9781575061429 | last = Arav | first = Rami | title = Cities Through the Looking Glass: Essays on the History and Archaeology of Biblical Urbanism | date = 2008-01-01 | page = 89}}</ref> Established as an [[History of the Levant#Iron Age|Iron Age]] fortified settlement.<ref name=EANE>{{cite encyclopedia| first = Zvi Uri | last = Ma'oz | encyclopedia = The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East | contribution = Golan | date = 1997 | isbn = 0195112156 | page = 420}}</ref> |
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# Khirbet Umm ed-Dabar, [[Jordan Valley (Middle East)|Jordan Valley]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia| publisher = Amsterdam University Press| isbn = 9789053565032| last = Freedman| first = David Noel|author2=Allen C. Myers | title = Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible| date = 2000-12-31| article = Debir (place)| page = 331}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 18 October 2024
Lo-debar (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא דְבָר, לוֹ דְבָר, romanized: lōʾ dǝbār[a]) was a town in the Old Testament in Gilead not far from Mahanaim, north of the Jabbok river (2 Samuel 9:4–5)[1] in ancient Israel. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the home of Machir, a contemporary of David. (2 Samuel 9:4,5).
Lo-debar was also considered a ghetto town in biblical times. Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan was living in Lo-debar at the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, who was possibly a brother to David's wife Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5). King David showed loving kindness to Jonathan's son Mephibosheth by bringing him from Lo-debar and having him eat at the King's table regularly. (2 Samuel 9:1-13).
It is usually believed to be the same as Debir in the Tribe of Gad.(Joshua 13:26) The word means "no pasture,"(2 Samuel 17:27) "no word" or "no communication".
Possible locations are:
- Tel Dover (Khirbet ed-Duweir) in the mouth of Yarmouk River.[2] Established as an Iron Age fortified settlement.[3]
- Khirbet Umm ed-Dabar, Jordan Valley.[4]
References
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Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lo-debar". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- ^ Arav, Rami (2008-01-01). Cities Through the Looking Glass: Essays on the History and Archaeology of Biblical Urbanism. Eisenbrauns. p. 89. ISBN 9781575061429.
- ^ Ma'oz, Zvi Uri (1997). "Golan". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. p. 420. ISBN 0195112156.
- ^ Freedman, David Noel; Allen C. Myers (2000-12-31). "Debir (place)". Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 331. ISBN 9789053565032.
- ^ The לא spelling is found in 2Sam 17:28, while לו is used in 2Sam 9:4-5. According to some, the לא spelling is also found in Amos 6:13. לִדְבִר is found in Josh 13:26.
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