Lexical Definition

‎גֶּבַע‎ Gebaʻ (gheh'-bah) Geba ^N:N--L
from the same as ‎גְּבִיעַ‎, a hillock

Gaba, Geba, Gibeah.

• § Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill"
• Geba, a place in Palestine

1) a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'

Extended Information

• a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גֶּ֫בַע‎ proper name, of a location — ‎׳‎‎ג‎ absolute Josh 21:17 +; construct Judg 20:10 +; ‎גָּ֑בַע‎ Josh 18:24 +; — Levitical city, in Benjamin Josh 21:17 = 1Chr 6:45*; Josh 18:24 compare 1Chr 8:6; 1Kgs 15:22; Neh 11:31 also 1Sam 13:16 & Judg 20:10; Judg 20:33 ᵑ0, in all three read ‎(גִּבְעַת) גִּבְעָה‎, compare context; — northernmost city in kingdom of Judah 2Kgs 23:8 from Geba to Beersheba, compare Zech 14:10 situated south of pass of Michmash Isa 10:29; 1Sam 14:5 compare 1Sam 13:3 mentioned also 2Chr 16:6; Ezra 2:26; Neh 7:30; Neh 12:29 in 1Sam 13:18 ᵐ5 We Dr read ‎הַגֶּבַע‎ for ᵑ0 ‎גְּבוּל‎ q. v.; (2Sam 5:25 read ‎גבעון‎ with ᵐ5 and 1Chr 14:16). — Modern Jeba` Rob^{BR i. 440 f.} Bd^{Pal 120}.

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Geba_1 • A Levitical city in Benjamin

Geba, a Levitical city in the territory of Benjamin, was located on the northern border of the kingdom of Judah (Joshua 18:24; 1 Kings 15:22).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.18.24;
• only referred to as Geba גֶּבַע.
  

Geba was a city located in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin, situated on the northern border of the kingdom of Judah. It was assigned to the Levites as one of their cities (Joshua 21:17; 1 Chronicles 6:60).

Geba is first mentioned in the Bible during the time of King Saul, when Jonathan, Saul's son, attacked a Philistine garrison stationed there (1 Samuel 13:3). Later, during the reign of King Asa of Judah, Geba was fortified using materials from Ramah, which Asa had destroyed (1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 16:6).

After the Babylonian exile, Geba was one of the cities resettled by the returning Israelites (Ezra 2:26; Nehemiah 7:30). It was also mentioned as a city inhabited by the Levites and singers (Nehemiah 11:31; 12:29).

The prophet Isaiah mentions Geba in a prophecy concerning the advance of the Assyrian army towards Jerusalem (Isaiah 10:29). In a future prophecy, Zechariah declares that the land will be inhabited from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, indicating the extent of the restored land (Zechariah 14:10).

Geba's location on the northern border of Judah made it a strategically important city throughout Israel's history, serving as a defensive outpost and a Levitical city.

All entries for Geba: גֶּבַע