Lo-debar was also considered a ghetto town in biblical times. Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan was living in Lo-debar at the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, who was possibly a brother to David's wife Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5).
Lo-debar was also regarded as an urban settlement in ancient times. Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, lived in Lo-debar at the residence of Machir, Ammiel's son, who may have been a relative of David's wife Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5).