Bible Encyclopedias
Thisbe

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Thirteen; Thirty

Next Entry
Thistles

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Thisbe
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Pyramus and Thisbe
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Thisbe
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Thisbe
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Pyramus and Thisbe
• Thisbe

thiz´bḗ (Codex Vaticanus Θίσβη , Thı́sbē , Codex Alexandrinus Θίβη , Thı́bē ): The home of Tobit whence he was carried into captivity to Babylon. It is said te be "on the right hand (i.e. South) of Kedesh-naphtali in Galilee" ( Tobit 1:2 ). Some have thought that this was the native place of Elijah the Tishbite, but this is mere conjecture. The site has not been recovered. We need not expect strict geographical accuracy in the romance of Tobit, any more than in that of Judith.