Bible Person
Meaning: respiration; conversion; taking captive · Male · 1 cross reference
Ishbi-benob is one of the giant descendants of the Rephaim who nearly kills David before Abishai intervenes. He belongs to the lingering giant-threat tradition in the later reign of David. First appears in 2 Sam 21:16.1
AI summary: Ishbi-benob matters because his single cross reference places David in real peril and highlights the protective loyalty of his warriors. The entry shows both the king's vulnerability and the continued significance of giant-adversary traditions late in Israel's story. Taken together, the material presents Ishbi-benob as a formidable enemy in David's later battles.1
Central Figure
Ishbi-benob
Meaning: respiration; conversion; taking captive
My seat at Nob, one of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels in weight.
My seat at Nob, one of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels in weight. He was slain by Abishai (2 Sam. 21:16, 17). 3
| Book | Cross-References |
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| 2Sam |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.