land of Tob
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The land of Tob is a region mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a place east of the Jordan River where outcasts and warriors, including Jephthah, gathered.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical region
ⓘ
geographical place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jephthah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
place where outcasts gathered
ⓘ
place where warriors gathered ⓘ |
| hasCharacterAssociated | Jephthah the Gileadite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType |
adventurers
ⓘ
outcasts ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| hasVariantName | Tob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | region east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Judges 11 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | background setting for rise of Jephthah as a leader ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near East (biblical context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleRegion |
area near Aram
ⓘ
area near Gilead ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
refuge for Jephthah after he fled from his brothers
ⓘ
staging ground for Jephthah before leading Israel against the Ammonites ⓘ |
| scripturalRole | place from which elders of Gilead summoned Jephthah ⓘ |
| uncertainModernLocation | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.