Thebez
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Thebez was an ancient Canaanite town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, notable as the site where Abimelech was fatally injured when a woman dropped a millstone on his head from a tower.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite settlement
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ancient town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abimelech
NERFINISHED
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Gideon’s son Abimelech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Judges 9:50-55 ⓘ |
| culture | Canaanite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDescription |
Abimelech attacked the city and approached a tower to burn it
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a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head ⓘ |
| eventOutcome |
Abimelech’s army withdrew after his death
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fatal injury of Abimelech ⓘ |
| hasEvent | siege by Abimelech ⓘ |
| hasGenderedAgentInStory | unnamed woman ⓘ |
| hasStructure | strong tower ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Canaan ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Judges
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Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
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| nameInHebrewScript | תֵּבֵץ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | downfall of a tyrant ⓘ |
| notableFor | death of Abimelech ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification | modern Tubas (hypothesized by some scholars) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | example of divine retribution in Judges 9 ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory |
Old Testament location
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Tanakh location ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncertainModernLocation | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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