Gob
Gob is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is another name for Gezer. The name means “cistern; grasshopper.”
Where is Gob?
Approx. 31.8592, 34.9192 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gezer | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Gibbethon | settlement | Low |
| another name for Nob | settlement | Low |
| Khirbet Qeiyafa | settlement | Low |
Gob in the Bible dictionary
A pit, a place mentioned in 2 Sam. 21:18, 19; called also Gezer, in 1 Chr. 20:4.
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Verses that mention Gob
- 2 Samuel 21:18
And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
- 2 Samuel 21:19
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.