Thebez in the Bible
Meaning: muddy; eggs; fine linen or silk
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Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Thebez
And Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it.
Thebez » A city » A city, at which abimelech was killed while besieging
Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerub-besheth? Did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall? And you shall say, Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
And Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it. But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, and all the leaders of the city, fled there, and shut it behind them, and got up to the top of the tower. And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. read more.
And a certain woman threw a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. Then he called hastily to the young man who was his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, so that men may not say of me, A woman killed him! And his young man thrust him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, each one of them left to go to his place. And God repaid the evil of Abimelech, that which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers.
And a certain woman threw a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. Then he called hastily to the young man who was his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, so that men may not say of me, A woman killed him! And his young man thrust him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, each one of them left to go to his place. And God repaid the evil of Abimelech, that which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers.
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Thebez
And Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it. But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, and all the leaders of the city, fled there, and shut it behind them, and got up to the top of the tower.