Nob, Israel
Introduction

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**Nob** was a [priestly](/wiki/Kohen "Kohen") town in [ancient Israel](/wiki/History_of_ancient_Israel_and_Judah "History of ancient Israel and Judah") in the vicinity of [Jerusalem](/wiki/Jerusalem "Jerusalem"). The town is mostly known as the site of a massacre described in the [Bible](/wiki/Bible "Bible") where the town's Hebrew priests are massacred by [Doeg the Edomite](/wiki/Doeg_the_Edomite "Doeg the Edomite") who acted on orders from [King Saul](/wiki/King_Saul "King Saul").


What other towns or cities in ancient Israel had similar incidents like the massacre at Nob?