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Jashub

Portrait of Jashub

Jashub was the king of Tapnach who learned that two young men had destroyed the city of Shechem. He sent messengers to confirm the report and they returned saying the city was ruined with only weeping women left and all flocks taken by the sons of Jacob. Amazed that two men could do this, Jashub urged his people to fight the Hebrews and consulted his counsellors, who warned that he could not prevail alone.

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King Tapnach Shechem Hebrews Counsellor

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Jashub in Jasher 34

The Book of Jasher 34:40

And the information reached Jashub king of Tapnach, and he sent men to the city of Shechem to see those young men, for t...

A40nd the information reached Jashub king of Tapnach, and he sent men to the city of Shechem to see those young men, for the king did not believe them in this account, saying, How could two men lay waste such a large town as Shechem?

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Jashub in Jasher 34

The Book of Jasher 34:41

And the messengers of Jashub came back and told him, saying, We came unto the city, and it is destroyed, there is not a ...

A41nd the messengers of Jashub came back and told him, saying, We came unto the city, and it is destroyed, there is not a man there; only weeping women; neither is any flock or cattle there, for all that was in the city the sons of Jacob took away.

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Jashub in Jasher 34

The Book of Jasher 34:42

And Jashub wondered at this, saying, How could two men do this thing, to destroy so large a city, and not one man able t...

A42nd Jashub wondered at this, saying, How could two men do this thing, to destroy so large a city, and not one man able to stand against them?

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