THISBE

thiz'-be (Codex Vaticanus Thisbe, Codex Alexandrinus Thibe): The home of Tobit whence he was carried into captivity to Babylon. It is said te be "on the right hand (i.e. South) of Kedesh-naphtali in Galilee" (Tobit 1:2). Some have thought that this was the native place of Elijah the Tishbite, but this is mere conjecture. The site has not been recovered. We need not expect strict geographical accuracy in the romance of Tobit, any more than in that of Judith.

The Prophet of the Highest.
... of the lonely wilderness, of the rough mantle of camel's hair, of the abrupt and
arousing form of address, was suggested by that village of Thisbe in the land ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/iv the prophet of the.htm

The Last Smile of the Muse
... benefactor. At Cassicium, under Augustin's indulgent eyes, the pupil turned
into verse the romantic adventure of Pyramus and Thisbe. ...
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None Greater than John the Baptist, Yet. . .
... from assuming so great a name, though he could not have refused the challenge, had
it been worded to include the spirit and power of the great prophet of Thisbe ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xii none greater than john.htm

Thisbe
...THISBE. thiz'-be (Codex Vaticanus Thisbe, Codex Alexandrinus Thibe): The home
of Tobit whence he was carried into captivity to Babylon. ...
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Elijah (104 Occurrences)
... There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible
to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the ...
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Thistle (3 Occurrences)

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Galilee (73 Occurrences)
... historically true, for two prophets at least had arisen from Galilee, Jonah of
Gath-hepher, and the greatest of all the prophets, Elijah of Thisbe, and perhaps ...
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This (32388 Occurrences)

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Enemessar
... 2 Ki. Among the captives was Tobit, taken from Thisbe in Gilead, where the
prophet Elijah was born and for a time lived. The writer ...
/e/enemessar.htm - 7k

Calah (2 Occurrences)
... caused Sir AH Layard, its discoverer, to regard it as the probable traditional tomb
of Ninus, under whose shadow the tragedy of Pyramis and Thisbe took place. ...
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Thisbe

Elijah (104 Occurrences)

Thistle (3 Occurrences)

Galilee (73 Occurrences)

This (32388 Occurrences)

Enemessar

Calah (2 Occurrences)

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