The meaning of “גֶּבַע”
Understanding Gebaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Gaba, Geba, Gibeah. - § Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill" - Geba, a place in Palestine 1) a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba...
גֶּבַע
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'
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 21:17 | “And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,” Word: גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) | |
| 1 Samuel 13:16 | “And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.” Word: גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) | |
| 1 Kings 15:22 | “Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.” Word: גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 8:6 | “And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:” Word: גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) | |
| Ezra 2:26 | “The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.” Word: גֶּבַע (Gebaʻ) |