Gibeah — ( he. גבעה) – could be a variation of the Hebrew word meaning “hill,” other names include Gibeah of Benjamin and Gibeah of Saul. The site is believed to be identical to Tell el Ful meaning “mound of horse beans” in Arabic, a hill next to the… … Wikipedia
GIBEAH, GEBA — (Heb. גֶּבַע ,גִּבְעָה; hill ), a central city in the territory of Benjamin and the royal capital at the time of Saul. It was situated on the main road from Judah to Mount Ephraim (Judg. 19:11–13), near the Jerusalem–Shechem road. The territory… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gibeah of Phinehas — (Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 hill, A.V.; R.V. marg. and Heb., Gibeah. ). Here Eleazar the son of Aaron was buried. It has been identified with the modern Khurbet Jibia, 5 miles… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gibeah — ▪ ancient city, Israel modern Tall al Fūl ancient town of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin, located just north of Jerusalem. The site, severely denuded by wind and rain, was partly excavated by William F. Albright in 1922 and 1933. A… … Universalium
Gibeah-haaraloth — (Josh. 5:3, marg.), hill of the foreskins, a place at Gilgal where those who had been born in the wilderness were circumcised. All the others, i.e., those who were under twenty years old at the time of the sentence at Kadesh, had already been… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gibeah of Judah — (Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, about 7 1/2 miles west south west of Bethlehem … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Battle of Gibeah — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle at Gibeah partof= Book of Judges caption= A Levite and his wife are given lodging in the city of Gibeah. date=Sometimes between 1200 1000 b.c., at the time of Israelite judges place=Gibeah, Canaan casus=… … Wikipedia
Judges 20 — 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel,… … The King James version of the Bible
Saul — Asked for. 1) A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48. 2) The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, asked for ), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
ГИВА — (Гивея; Гивеаф) [евр. , холм, возвышенность], г. в уделе колена Вениаминова, называемый в Книге Судей Гивой Вениаминов (Суд 19. 13 14 и др.), а в книгах Царств Гивой Сауловой (1 Цар 11. 4 и др.) (см.: Симфония. М., 1988. Т. 1. С. 598 599). С… … Православная энциклопедия
