Bible Person

Nobah

Meaning: that barks or yelps · Male · 1 cross reference

Nobah is the figure who captures Kenath in Numbers 32:42 and gives it his own name. He belongs to the eastern-settlement phase of Israel's tribal expansion. First appears in Num 32:42.1

AI summary: Nobah matters because his single cross reference preserves a moment when conquest, naming, and territorial identity come together east of the Jordan. The entry helps show how settlement was marked by remembered acts of possession tied to individuals. Taken together, the material presents Nobah as a conqueror associated with a named settlement.1

Central Figure

Nobah

Meaning: that barks or yelps