Thebez
(Theʹbez).
A city having a strong tower. When Abimelech had taken Thebez and was attempting to assault the tower where the populace had sought refuge, a woman pitched an upper millstone upon him from atop the wall. His skull shattered by the blow, Abimelech had Jg 9:50-54; 2Sa 11:21.
his attendant put him to death so that no one could say, “It was a woman that killed him.”—Thebez is tentatively connected with modern Tubas, about 15 km (9.5 mi) NNE of Shechem, although no suitable remains have been found.