Lo-debar

Lo-debar (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא דְבָר, לוֹ דְבָר, romanized: lōʾ dǝbār^[a]) was a town in the Old Testament in Gilead not far from Mahanaim, north of the Jabbok river (2 Samuel 9:4–5)^[1] in ancient Israel. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the home of Machir, a contemporary of David. (2 Samuel 9:4,5).

Lo-debar was also considered a ghetto town in biblical times. Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan was living in Lo-debar at the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, who was possibly a brother to David's wife Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5). King David showed loving kindness to Jonathan's son Mephibosheth by bringing him from Lo-debar and having him eat at the King's table regularly. (2 Samuel 9:1-13).

It is usually believed to be the same as Debir in the Tribe of Gad.(Joshua 13:26) The word means "no pasture,"(2 Samuel 17:27) "no word" or "no communication".

Possible locations are:

Tel Dover (Khirbet ed-Duweir) in the mouth of Yarmouk River.^[2] Established as an Iron Age fortified settlement.^[3]
Khirbet Umm ed-Dabar, Jordan Valley.^[4]

References

^ Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lo-debar". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
^ Arav, Rami (2008-01-01). Cities Through the Looking Glass: Essays on the History and Archaeology of Biblical Urbanism. Eisenbrauns. p. 89. ISBN 9781575061429.
^ Ma'oz, Zvi Uri (1997). "Golan". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. p. 420. ISBN 0195112156.
^ Freedman, David Noel; Allen C. Myers (2000-12-31). "Debir (place)". Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 331. ISBN 9789053565032.

^ The לא spelling is found in 2Sam 17:28, while לו is used in 2Sam 9:4-5. According to some, the לא spelling is also found in Amos 6:13. לִדְבִר is found in Josh 13:26.

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[2] Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Lo-debar". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

[3] Arav, Rami (2008-01-01). Cities Through the Looking Glass: Essays on the History and Archaeology of Biblical Urbanism. Eisenbrauns. p. 89. ISBN 9781575061429.

[EANE-4] Ma'oz, Zvi Uri (1997). "Golan". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. p. 420. ISBN 0195112156.

[5] Freedman, David Noel; Allen C. Myers (2000-12-31). "Debir (place)". Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Amsterdam University Press. p. 331. ISBN 9789053565032.

[1] The לא spelling is found in 2Sam 17:28, while לו is used in 2Sam 9:4-5. According to some, the לא spelling is also found in Amos 6:13. לִדְבִר is found in Josh 13:26.

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