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Ishbi-Benob
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Heb. Yishbi'-Beznob', יַשְׁבַּי בְנב my seat is at Nob, as in the margin, for which the text has, יַשְׁבּוֹ בְנב, Yishbo'-Benob', his seat is at Nob; Sept. Ι᾿εσβὶ ἀπὸ Νώβ, Vulg. Jeshi-benob), one of the Rephaim, a gigantic warrior who bore a spear of 300 shekels' weight, and came near slaying David in a personal rencounter, but was slain by Abishai (2 Samuel 21:16). B.C. cir. 1018. (See GIANT).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ishbi-Benob'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/ishbi-benob.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.