Lo-debar Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Lo-debar (Debir), a town in Gilead where Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, lived (2Sa 9:4-5).
Lo-debar
PlaceA town in Gilead; home of Mephibosheth
Names
- en Lo-debar
- en Lo Debar · Also called
- en Debir · Also called
- en Lodebar · Also called
- he לֹא דְבָר · H3810
- he לִדְבִר · H1688B
- bg Ло-Девар
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Lo-debar Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Lo-debar, also referred to as Debir, was a town located in Gilead, east of the Jordan River (Joshua 13:26). It is mentioned in the context of King David's kindness to Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan. After the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, Mephibosheth was living in Lo-debar under the care of Machir, son of Ammiel (2Sa.9.4-5). David summoned Mephibosheth from Lo-debar and showed him kindness for the sake of his father Jonathan (2Sa.9.5). Lo-debar is also mentioned in a sarcastic statement by King David, referring to it as a place of little significance (Amo.6.13).
Lo-debar Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
No pasture, (2 Sam. 17:27), a town in Gilead not far from Mahanaim, north of the Jabbok (9:4, 5). It is probably identical with Debir (Josh. 13:26).
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