Nob

Where it is

7 locations have been proposed, 4 km apart at the extremes. This atlas draws the first; the others are recorded here because the disagreement is real and is not ours to settle.

1. Ras el Mesharif31.7925, 35.2442
2. Ras Umm et Tala31.7949, 35.2426
3. Isawiya31.7986, 35.2483
4. Ras Tumeim31.7912, 35.2569
5. Qu’meh31.8134, 35.2374
6. French Hill31.8057, 35.2390
7. Et Tur31.7776, 35.2508

Where Scripture names it

7 verses in 4 books.

Where this atlas draws it

1 pin across 1 chapter — this atlas’s own editorial choice, not a claim about the text.

• Nobmatched decided — 1 Samuel 21:1 — "Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, 'Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?'"