Doeg (other)
Doeg can refer to: * Doeg the Edomite, a herdsman in the time of King David * Doeg people, a Native American people in Northern Virginia in the 17th century, known for their role in Bacon's rebellion See also * Doge (other) Doge, DoGE or DOGE may refer to: Internet culture * Doge (meme), an Internet meme primarily associated with the Shiba Inu dog breed ** Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency named after the meme ** Kabosu (dog), the dog portrayed in the original Doge image ...

Doeg The Edomite
Doeg ( ''Dō’ēg'') was an Edomite, chief herdsman to Saul, King of Israel. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible book of First Samuel, chapters 21 and 22, where he is depicted as an antagonist of David responsible for the deaths of a large number of priests. Biblical account After parting from Jonathan, David fled from Saul's jealous anger and hid in Nob. He went to Ahimelech, the High Priest, claiming to be on a clandestine royal mission. Ahimelech fed David and his men with the showbread, and gave David the sword of Goliath. By doing this, David endangered Ahimelech's life, since Doeg was present ("detained before the Lord") and witnessed Ahimelech's service to David (). Later, Saul asked about the whereabouts of David, prompting Doeg to respond: Therefore, Saul summoned Ahimelech and his entire company, asking him why he decided to conspire against him by protecting David. Ahimelech, possibly in an attempt to save himself, claimed that he was uninvolved in the c ...
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Doeg People
The Doeg (also called Dogue, Taux, Tauxenent) were a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native American people who lived in Virginia. They spoke an Algonquian languages, Algonquian language and may have been a branch of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, Nanticoke tribe, historically based on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Nanticoke considered the Algonquian Lenape as "grandfathers". The Doeg are known for a raid in July 1675 that contributed to colonists' uprising in Bacon's Rebellion. Background The Doeg (or Dogue) tribe of Virginia were part of the coastal Algonquian languages, Algonquian language family. They probably spoke Piscataway language, Piscataway or a dialect similar to Nanticoke language, Nanticoke. According to one account, the Doeg had been based in what is now King George County, Virginia, King George County, but about 50 years before the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, Jamestown (ca. 1557), they split into three sections, with groups going to Caroline County, V ...
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