THEBEZ — (Heb. תֵּבֵץ), city attacked by Abimelech, the son of Gideon, after suppression of the revolt of the Shechemites. It may therefore be assumed that the place was not far from Shechem and was perhaps under its jurisdiction. Abimelech captured the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Thebez — Brightness, a place some 11 miles north east of Shechem, on the road to Scythopolis, the modern Tabas. Abimelech led his army against this place, because of its participation in the conspiracy of the men of Shechem; but as he drew near to the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Thebez — A city near Shechem (Judg. 9:49) where Abimelech was struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman (Judg. 9:50, 53) … Dictionary of the Bible
Tubas — طوباس Vista panorámica de Tubas … Wikipedia Español
Judges 9 — 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother s father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is… … The King James version of the Bible
ABIMELECH — (for meaning, see previous entry), the male offspring of gideon the Abiezrite by his Shechemite concubine (Judg. 8:31). During the period of the Judges Abimelech became the ruler of Shechem through the support of his mother s family and the local … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
Türme — Turm zu Babylon von Pieter Bruegel Türme ist ein Sachbuch des Kinderbuchautors Paul Maar über turmähnliche Bauten aus allen Epochen der Menschheitsgeschichte aus dem Jahr 1988. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Abimēlech — Abimēlech, 1) Titel der philistäischen Könige von Gerar u. Gath, bei einem derselben kehrte Abraham (s.d.) ein; 2) Sohn Gideons, von den Sichemiten zum König gewählt, fiel im 3. Jahre nach seiner Erhebung, 1211 v. Chr., bei Eroberung von Thebez,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Abimelech — (Königsvater), vermuthlich Titel der philist. Könige von Gerar und Gath. 2. Sohn Gideons, Usurpator und Brudermörder, vor Thebez getödtet … Herders Conversations-Lexikon