Biblical place
Where was Nob?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ras el Mesharif.
First appears in 1 Samuel 21:1 · 4 books · 5 chapters
Overview
High place, a city of the priests, first mentioned in the history of David’s wanderings (1 Sam. 21:1). Here the tabernacle was then standing, and here Ahimelech the priest resided. (See AHIMELECH. ) From Isa. Modern identification: Ras el Mesharif.
Nob is represented in the local geography layer as Ras el Mesharif. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 21:1 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Nob today
Travel to Nob, the modern-day Ras el Mesharif.
Nob is commonly identified with Ras el Mesharif, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Nob is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.