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Nob

Holman Bible Dictionary

(nahb) City in Benjamin likely situated between Anathoth and Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:31-32; Isaiah 10:32 ). Following the destruction of the Shiloh sanctuary in about 1,000 B.C. (Jeremiah 7:14 ), the priesthood relocated to Nob. Because the priest Ahimelech gave aid to the fugitive David (1 Samuel 21:1-9 ), Saul exterminated 85 of the priests of Nob (1 Samuel 22:9-23 ). Only Abiathar escaped. The site of Nob was perhaps on Mount Scopas about one mile northeast of ancient Jerusalem, on the hill Qu'meh one mile further north, or Ras el-Mesharif about one mile north of Jerusalem. See Ahimelech .