The meaning of “גִּבְעָה”
Understanding Gibʻâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as גִּבְעָה Gibeah, the hill. - § Gibeah = "hill" - Gibah - the name of three places in Palestine 1) a city in ...
גִּבְעָה
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:57 | “Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:” Word: גִּבְעָה (Gibʻâh) | |
| Judges 20:19 | “And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.” Word: גִּבְעָה (Gibʻâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 14:16 | “And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.” Word: גִּבְעָה (Gibʻâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 21:6 | “Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.” Word: גִּבְעָה (Gibʻâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 11:31 | “Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,” Word: גִּבְעָה (Gibʻâh) |