GIBEAH

A hill, 1. A city of Benjamin, 1Sa 13:15, and the birthplace and residence of Saul king of Israel; whence it is frequently called "Gibeah of Saul," 1Sa 11:4; 15:34; 23:19; 26:1; 2Sa 21:6; Isa 10:29. Gibeah was also famous for its sins; particularly for its sins; particularly for that committed by forcing the young Levite’s wife, who went to lodge there; and for the war which succeeded it, to the almost entire extermination of the tribe of Benjamin, Jud 19:1- 30. Scripture remarks, that this occurred at a time when there was no king in Israel, and when every one did what was right in his own eyes. Dr. Robinson found traces of Gebeah in the small and ruinous village of Jeba, near Ramah, separated from Michmash on the north by a deep valley, and about six miles north by east from Jerusalem. 2. A town of Judah, Jos 15:57, which lay about ten miles southwest of Jerusalem. The prophet Habakkuk is said to have been buried here. 3. In mount Ephraim, called Gibeah of Phinehas, where Eleazar the son of Aaron was buried, Jos 24:33. It is found in the narrow valley El-Jib, midway between Jerusalem and Shechem.

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Gibeah. Gibeah
A hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (11:4; Isa. 10:29). It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite’s concubine which led to the almost utter extirpation of the tribe of Benjamin (Judg. 19; 20), only six hundred men surviving after a succession of disastrous battles. This was the birthplace of Saul, and continued to be his residence after he became king (1 Sam. 10:26; 11:4; 15:34). It was reckoned among the ancient sanctuaries of Palestine (10:26; 15:34; 23:19; 26:1; 2 Sam. 21:6-10), and hence it is called “Gibeah of God” (1 Sam. 10:5, R.V. marg.). It has been identified with the modern Tell el-Ful (i.e., “hill of the bean”), about 3 miles north of Jerusalem.

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Gibeah. a hill

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GIBEAH. 1. OF JUDAH Jos 15:57 2. OF SAUL
* Also called GIBEAH OF BENJAMIN
* The people's wickedness Jud 19:12-30; Ho 9:9; 10:9
* Destroyed by the Israelites Jud 20
* The city of Saul 1Sa 10:26; 15:34; 22:6
* The ark of the covenant conveyed to, by the Philistines 1Sa 7:1; 2Sa 6:3
* Deserted Isa 10:29

3. Another town in Benjamin, also called GIBEATH, in Jos 18:28 4. GIBEAH IN THE FIELD Jud 20:31
* Probably identical with GEBA (which see)

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a city of Benjamin Jud 19:12; 20:13; 1Sa 10:26; 2Sa 6:3; Isa 10:29