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Concerning the Place Names in Sacred Scripture · Notes97

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The distance varies between Greek and Latin. The 7 miles brings the location to Kh Beit Nesib due east of Marisa off the main road. The 9 miles seems an error since it brings the location to Tricomias.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Nasib, title or station" (96).

733. Nebpsan. Joshua 15:62; K. 136:23; L. 278:10.

Simple tribal listing,

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Naabsan or Nabas, dried up (96).

734. Naaratha. Joshua 16:7; K. 136:24; L. 278:11.

Textual variants: Narath, Naarta and Naurath (Latin).

The location fits 'Ain Duq better than 'Aujah which may be Archalais and is too far away. Perhaps the synagogue a few miles from Duq is Noorath. It is another of the all Jewish cities of the Onomasticon (cf. Note on K. 22:9 and Appendix II). This site does not fit the Old Testament location archaeologically.

735. Napheth. Joshua 17:11; K. 138:1; L. 278:13.

Simple tribal listing.

The word Napheth (see K. 136:16) becomes a proper name.

736. Naalōl. Joshua 19:15; K. 138:2; L. 278:14.

Summary of biblical information (Joshua 21:35 and cf. K. 138:6).

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Naalal, they praise" (96).

737. Nakeb. Joshua 19:33; K. 138:4; L. 278:16.

Textual variant Nekem (cf. Annekem) (Greek).

Simple tribal listing.

738. Neala. Judges 1:30; K. 138:6; L. 278:18.

The Greek is closer to the MT than the LXX.

Perhaps entry is the same as K. 138:2 but falsely equated with a Transjordan Neeila, perhaps at Kh en Nile where the name is preserved.

For Batandea see K. 144:11.

In Interpretation of Hebrew Names "Nahellel, praise, hymns" (101).

739. Nobba (Nabe or Nobba). Judges 8:11; K. 138:8; L. 278:20.

Textual variant Nomba (Greek).

Summary of biblical information confusing two sites (I Samuel 22:19). In Epistle 108:8 ( PPT I, 4) Jerome notes the tomb of those killed near Beit Nuba .