Lo-debar
Lo-debar was a town in the Old Testament in Gilead not far from Mahanaim, north of the Jabbok (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).
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".[2]
Possible locations are:
- Tel Dover (Khirbet ed-Duweir) in the mouth of Yarmouk River.[3]
- Khirbet Umm ed-Dabar, Jordan Valley.[4]
References
- ^
Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lo-debar". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
- ^ [1][dead link], Retrieved on 2008/09/20.
- ^ Arav, Rami (2008-01-01). Cities Through the Looking Glass: Essays on the History and Archaeology of Biblical Urbanism. Eisenbrauns. p. 89. ISBN 9781575061429.
- ^ Freedman, David Noel; Allen C. Myers (2000-12-31). "Debir (place)". Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 331. ISBN 9789053565032.
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