Places in the Bible · Settlement

Nobah

Nobah is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is another name for Kenath. The name means “that barks or yelps.”

Where is Nobah?

Approx. 32.7562, 36.6190 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

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another name for KenathsettlementHigh

Nobah in the Bible dictionary

The name given to Kenath (q.v.) by Nobah when he conquered it. It was on the east of Gilead (Judg. 8:11).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Nobah

  • Numbers 32:42

    And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.