Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Nobah was an Israelite who captured the town of Kenath and renamed it after himself.
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Nobah was an Israelite from the tribe of Manasseh who lived during the time of the conquest of Canaan. He captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding settlements, renaming the town after himself (Num.32.42). Kenath was located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. The renaming of the town to Nobah was a common practice in ancient times, reflecting the conquest and ownership of the area by the victor.
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Howling. (1.) Num. 32:42. (2.) The name given to Kenath (q.v.) by Nobah when he conquered it. It was on the east of Gilead (Judg. 8:11).
(barking), an Israelite warrior, (Numbers 32:42) who during the conquest of the territory on the east of Jordan possessed himself of the town of Kenath and the villages or hamlets dependent upon it, and gave them his own name. (B.C.1450.) For a certain period after the establishment of the Israelite rule the new name remained, (Judges 8:11) but it is not again heard of, and the original appellation, as is usual in such cases, appears to have recovered its hold, has since retained; for in the slightly-modified form of Kunawat it is the name of the place to the present day.
NO'BAH (barking), the conqueror of the city of Kenath. Num 32:42.
NO'BAH (barking), a, name of Kenath and the villages dependent on it, given by Nobah when he conquered the place. Num 32:42; Jud 8:11. It would appear to have retained the name for 200 years. It was about 48 miles east of the Sea of Galilee. See Kenath.
NO'BAH (barking), a, name of Kenath and the villages dependent on it, given by Nobah when he conquered the place. Num 32:42; Jud 8:11. It would appear to have retained the name for 200 years. It was about 48 miles east of the Sea of Galilee. See Kenath.
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And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.
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