In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “name of a place in ancient israel”. Today it says “name of a place in transjordan”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Tob was the name of a place in ancient Israel , mentioned in the Bible .1It is said to be the land to which Jephtha fled from his brothers. The location is not definitely known, but some identify it with the region centering around Taibiyah, southeast of Gennesareth Sea (the Sea of Galilee). In Tob, Jephtha gathered a bound of men until his brothers wanted him back to fight against the Ammonites . (Judges 11:3-11) The place may be the same as the one metioned in 2.Samuel 10:6-8, named Ishtob. Some believe it should be translated "men of Tob", rather than "Ishtob".2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Tob was the name of a place in ancient Israel , mentioned in the Bible . It is said to be the land to which Jephtha fled from his brothers. The location is not definitely known, but some identify it with the region centering on Taibiyah, southeast of Sea of Galilee .Since the suffix -iYa means -mine, Taibeyah means basically: "My Tob" or "Our Tob" or "Me (of) Tob" or us, "We of Tob".In Tob, Jephtha gathered some men until his brothers wanted him back to fight against the Ammonites .The place may be the same as the one mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:6-8, named Ishtob . Some believe it should be translated "men of Tob", rather than "Ishtob". Tob is also the town referred to in the Amarna letters , centering about 1350 B.C.E.There are about 382 letters, EA 1 through EA 382.There is only one usage of the town (the word TuBu) and in this small group of letters, the leader of the town Tubu is only referred to as the "Man" of the town, i.e.Man was one of many common designations.He would have been a prince type or some local leader equivalent; the chief of a tribe, clan, city, region, etc.EA letter 205 is the letter from the "Man of Tubu" and is one of (6) letters, all written by the same scribe .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Tob was the name of a place in ancient Israel , mentioned in the Bible . It is said to be the land to which Jephtha fled from his brothers. The location is not definitely known, but some identify it with the region centering on Taibiyah, southeast of Sea of Galilee . Since the suffix -iYa means "mine", Taibeyah means basically: "My Tob" or "Our Tob" or "Me (of) Tob" or us, "We of Tob". In Tob, Jephtha gathered some men until his brothers wanted him back to fight against the Ammonites . The place may be the same as the one mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:6-8, named Ishtob . Some believe it should be translated "men of Tob", rather than "Ishtob". Tob is also the town referred to in the Amarna letters , centering about 1350 BCE. There are about 382 letters, EA 1 through EA 382. There is only one usage of the town (the word TuBu) and in this small group of letters, the leader of the town Tubu is only referred to as the "Man" of the town, i.e. Man was one of many common designations. He would have been a prince type or some local leader equivalent; the chief of a tribe, clan, city, region, etc. EA letter 205 is the letter from the "Man of Tubu" and is one of (6) letters, all written by the same scribe .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Tob was the name of a place in ancient Israel , mentioned in the Bible . It is said to be the land to which Jephthah fled from his brothers. The location is not definitely known, but some identify it with the region centering on Taibiyah, southeast of the Sea of Galilee . Since the suffix -iYa means "mine", Taibeyah means basically: "My Tob" or "Our Tob" or "Me (of) Tob" or us, "We of Tob". In Tob, Jephtha gathered some men until his brothers wanted him back to fight against the Ammonites . The place may be the same as the one mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:6-8, named Ishtob . Some believe it should be translated "men of Tob", rather than "Ishtob". Tob is also the town referred to in the Amarna letters , circa 1350 BCE. There are about 382 letters, EA 1 through EA 382. There is only one usage of the town (the word TuBu) and in this small group of letters, the leader of the town Tubu is only referred to as the "Man" of the town, i.e. Man was one of many common designations. He would have been a prince type or some local leader equivalent; the chief of a tribe, clan, city, region, etc. EA letter 205 is the letter from the "Man of Tubu" and is one of (6) letters, all written by the same scribe.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Name of a biblical place in ancient Israel Tob was the name of a place in ancient Israel , mentioned in the Bible . It is said to be the land to which Jephthah fled from his brothers. The location is not definitely known, but some identify it with the region centering on Taibiyah, southeast of the Sea of Galilee . Since the suffix -iYa means "mine", Taibeyah means basically: "My Tob" or "Our Tob" or "Me (of) Tob" or us, "We of Tob". In Tob, Jephtha gathered some men until his brothers wanted him back to fight against the Ammonites . The place may be the same as the one mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:6-8, named Ishtob . Some believe it should be translated "men of Tob", rather than "Ishtob". Tob is also the town referred to in the Amarna letters , circa 1350 BCE. There are about 382 letters, EA 1 through EA 382. There is only one usage of the town (the word TuBu) and in this small group of letters, the leader of the town Tubu is only referred to as the "Man" of the town, i.e. Man was one of many common designations. He would have been a prince type or some local leader equivalent; the chief of a tribe, clan, city, region, etc. EA letter 205 is the letter from the "Man of Tubu" and is one of (6) letters, all written by the same scribe.
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The opening as it stood in 2025 12 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Name of a biblical place in ancient Israel For other uses, see TOB .Tob was the name of a place in Transjordan , mentioned in the Hebrew Bible .
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name of a place in ancient israel
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name of a place in transjordan
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