A town located east of the Jordan River and at some time part of territory of Manasseh; also known as Kenath.
About Nobah (of Manasseh)
A town east of the Jordan river. It was previously called Kenath. The town was given to Nobah the Manassite as his inheritance, and he renamed it after himself (Numbers 32:42). Nobah might be the same place as Kanatha, which was the easternmost city of the Decapolis during the time when the Romans ruled the area.
Key References
Numbers 32:42
And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.
All Scripture References (2)
Numbers (1)
Numbers 32:42
And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.
Judges (1)
Judges 8:11
And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise.