Gibeah
Sign in to savethumb|Royal Palace, Tell el-Ful|Tell el-Ful in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of BenjaminGibeah (; Gīḇəʿā; Gīḇəʿaṯ) is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Gibeah of Benjamin
- Biblical narrative
- In extra-biblical sources
- Identification with Tell el-Ful
- Archaeology
- Gibeah of Judah and Ephraim
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|Royal Palace, Tell el-Ful|Tell el-Ful in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of BenjaminGibeah (; Gīḇəʿā; Gīḇəʿaṯ) is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively.
Gibeah of Benjamin, also Gibeah of Saul, is the most commonly mentioned of the places. In the Book of Judges, it is the main setting to the story of the Benjaminite War. Later, in the Book of Samuel, it is mentioned as the first capital of the united Kingdom of Israel under king Saul. During the First Jewish–Roman War, Titus established a camp nearby in the "Valley of Thorns", before proceeding to besiege Jerusalem.
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