Lexical Definition

‎גִּבְעָה‎ Gibʻâh (ghib-aw') Gibeah ^N:N--L
the same as ‎גִּבְעָה‎

Gibeah, the hill.

• § Gibeah = "hill"
• Gibah
• the name of three places in Palestine

1) a city in the mountain district of Judah
2) a city of Benjamin, birthplace of king Saul
3) a city in Kirjath-jearim of Ephraim

Extended Information

• a city of Benjamin, birthplace of king Saul

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Also see: גִּבְעַת

II. ‎גִּבְעָה‎ proper name, of a location (hill) — ‎׳‎‎ג‎ Josh 15:57 +; ‎(הַ)גִּבְעָ֫תָה‎ Judg 20:4 + 5 t.; ‎גִּבְעַת‎ Josh 18:28 construct ‎גִּבְעַת‎ 1Sam 11:4 + 9 t.; absolute always with article except Josh 15:57; Josh 18:28; Judg 19:12; Judg 20:31; 1Sam 10:26; 2Chr 13:2 —

1. a city of Judah Josh 15:57 (perhaps one of two villages called Gabaa, Gabatha in Onomasticon see Lag^{Onom. 246, 128; 2nd ed 255, 160}).

2. city of Benjamin Judg 19:14; Judg 19:16 + 20 t. Judges; 1Sam 10:26; 1Sam 14:2; 1Sam 22:6; 1Sam 26:1; 2Sam 23:29 = 1Chr 11:31 also Hos 5:8; Hos 9:9; Hos 10:9 (twice in verse) (compare Judg 19:12ff. Judg 13:2 perhaps also 1Sam 7:1; 1Sam 10:10; 2Sam 6:3; 2Sam 6:4 read also (for ‎גבע‎) 1Sam 13:16; Judg 20:10; Judg 20:33 = ‎גִּבְעַת‎ Josh 18:28 called also ‎גִּבְעַת בִּנְיָמִין‎ 1Sam 13:2; 1Sam 13:15; 1Sam 14:16, & ‎גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל‎ 1Sam 11:4; 1Sam 15:34; Isa 10:29; 2Sam 21:6 read probably ‎גִּבְעוֺן‎ ᵐ5 We Dr.

3. a city of Ephraim, called ‎גִּבְעַת ִ˜פּינְחָס‎ Josh 24:33.

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Gibeah_1 • A city of Benjamin, associated with Saul and atrocities.

Gibeah, a city of Benjamin, was the hometown of Saul and the site of infamous atrocities during the time of the judges (Joshua 18:28; 24:33; Judges 19-20; 1 Samuel 10:5, 10, 26; 11:4; 13:2, 15; 14:2, 16; 15:34; 22:6; 23:19; 26:1; 2 Samuel 21:6; 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 12:3; Isaiah 10:29; Hosea 5:8; 9:9; 10:9).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.18.28;
• referred to as Gibeah גִּבְעָה, or Gibeah גֶּבַע, or Gibeah גִּבְעַת, or Gibeah גִּבְעָתִי.
  

Gibeah was a city located in the territory of Benjamin, often associated with King Saul and the infamous atrocities that occurred there during the period of the judges. It was the hometown and burial place of Eleazar, the son of Aaron (Joshua 24:33). Gibeah is infamously known for the horrific incident involving the concubine of a Levite, which led to a civil war between the Benjamites and the other tribes of Israel (Judges 19-20). The city was also the birthplace and residence of Saul, the first king of Israel (1 Samuel 10:26; 15:34). Saul and his son Jonathan used Gibeah as a base of operations during their battles against the Philistines (1 Samuel 13:2, 15; 14:2, 16). The city is mentioned in the context of David's flight from Saul (1 Samuel 22:6; 23:19; 26:1) and in the account of the hanging of Saul's descendants (2 Samuel 21:6). Gibeah is also listed among the cities of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28; 1 Chronicles 12:3) and is mentioned in prophetic passages (Isaiah 10:29; Hosea 5:8; 9:9; 10:9). The atrocities committed at Gibeah became a byword for the moral decay and lawlessness of the time, serving as a warning and a call to repentance for future generations.

All entries for Gibeah: גִּבְעָה ☩ גֶּבַע ☩ גִּבְעַת ☩ גִּבְעָתִי