Nov
When the Philistines destroyed Shiloh, the Mishkan Sanctuary was reestablished in Nov, where it remained during the more than a decade that the Prophet Shmuel led the Jewish people. Its destruction at the end of Shmuel’s career came about through tragic circumstances described in the Book of Shmuel I (ch. 21-22). When David fled for his life from King Saul, who saw him as a threat to his sovereignty, David came to Nov where the kohanim provided him with food and the sword of Goliath. Although the kohanim were not aware of Saul’s feud with David, who had once been his favorite, the king accused them of conspiring against him and they were put to death. From this time, the Sanctuary was transferred to Givon. The bitter aftermath of Saul’s slaying of Nov’s kohanim is described in Shmuel II (21). The Givonite converts lost their livelihood as woodchoppers and water carriers for those kohanim, and all of Israel suffered three years of famine as punishment for causing them this deprivation.
