Numbers 32:42

42 Novach went and took Kenat, and the villages of it, and called it Novach, after his own name.

Numbers 32:42 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:42

And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof
Who this Nobah was is not certain, very probably a descendant of Manasseh; it is said ^F21 he was among those that were born in Egypt, and died after the death of Moses, and was buried beyond Jordan, as it is said, also did Machir and Jair, so that there were none left but Caleb, and Joshua:

and called it Nobah,
after his name; but it seems that in later times its ancient name was restored to it; for Jerom ^F23, says there was a village in Arabia, called Cannatha, which is supposed to be this place; though he also tells us ^F24, that eight miles from Heshbon; to the south, is shown a desert place called Naba. Pliny ^F25 places Cannatha in the Decapolis.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 9. p. 27.
F23 Ut supra. (De loc. Heb. fol. 89. M.)
F24 De loc. Heb. fol. 93. H.
F25 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 18.

Numbers 32:42 In-Context

40 Moshe gave Gil`ad to Makhir the son of Menashsheh; and he lived therein.

41 Ya'ir the son of Menashsheh went and took the towns of it, and called them Havvot-Ya'ir.

42 Novach went and took Kenat, and the villages of it, and called it Novach, after his own name.