Thebes
Thebes (Biblical Place • 25.700°N, 32.639°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 46:25 , Ezek 30:14 , Ezek 30:15 , Ezek 30:16 , Nahum 3:8 . It is closely linked with Thebez (Biblical Place • 32.324°N, 35.368°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:50 , 2 Sam 11:21 .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Tebah (Generation 21 • Child of Nahor ): Mother:Reumah ( Genesis 22:24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 22 ) Obed (Generation 31 • Messianic Line • Child of Boaz ): Obed is a biblical figure in Generation 31 of the Messianic Line , child of Boaz , parent of Jesse . ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:12 ) (mentioned in Ruth 4 , 2 Samuel 6 , 1 Chronicles 2 ) Peleg (Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber )): ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg . (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Eber (or Heber) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Thebes (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 46:25 , Ezek 30:14 , Ezek 30:15 , Ezek 30:16 , Nahum 3:8 .) Thebez (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:50 , 2 Sam 11:21 .) Tehaphnehes (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 30:18 (identified with Tahpanhes ).) Tob (from harper; now et-Taiyibeh. Referenced in Judg 11:3 , Judg 11:5 , 2 Sam 10:6 , 2 Sam 10:8 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 9:50 : "Then went Abimelech to Thebez , and encamped against Thebez , and took it."; 2 Samuel 11:21 : "Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, T..."; Job 22:1 : "Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Samuel 11 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 11 (27 verses)), Judges 9 ( Judges • Chapter 9 (57 verses)), Titus (New Testament • 3 Chapters).