Gibeah

in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of Benjamin Gibeah ( ; 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. Gibeah of Benjamin is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl in northern Jerusalem.

in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of Benjamin]]Gibeah ( ; 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. Gibeah of Benjamin is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl in northern Jerusalem. ==Etymology== Gibeah is a Hebrew word meaning "hill" ( ). ==Gibeah of Benjamin== ===Identification with Tell el-Ful=== This Gibeah is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl ( ), a hill in the northern reaches of modern Jerusalem, on the outskirts of the Pisgat Ze'ev and Shuafat neighborhoods. This location is north of ancient Jerusalem, along the watershed ridge at above sea level. According to Josephus, Gabaothsaul was located about 30 stadia north of Jerusalem, which would have roughly corresponded with the location of Tell el-Fūl. Jerome's descriptions of the location of the Gibeah of Saul support its identification with Tell el-Ful. In his account of the pilgrimage of Paula, he recounts that she traveled toward Jerusalem from the Beth-horon road, passing Aijalon and Gibeon, then Gibeah of Benjamin, before entering Jerusalem. This route corresponds to the Roman road system north of Jerusalem and is consistent with the location of Tell el-Ful. In another passage, in his commentary on Zephaniah, Jerome places Gibeah of Saul near Ramah. William F. Albright cited these passages as evidence that the identification of Tell el-Ful with biblical Gibeah was still remembered in Late Antiquity. of Jordan at Tell el-Ful. ]]Alternatively, Gibeah may have been where Jaba' now stands ( north of Jerusalem), a view held by biblical scholar Edward Robinson and C. Umhau Wolf. Israel Finkelstein also challenged the identification with Tell el-Fūl. However, Jaba is now widely identified with the biblical city of Geba. ==Gibeah of Judah and Ephraim== Gibeah of Judah was a city in the tribal inheritance of Judah ( ); cities mentioned in nearby verses included Zanoah and Halhul. C. R. Conder identifies this Gibeah with Jab'a. Gibeah of Ephraim was a city in the tribal inheritance of Ephraim, "the Gibeah of Phinehas" ( ); Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was buried here. Possibly Awarta. ==See also== History of Ancient Israel and Judah ==References== ==Further reading== Albright, W.F. (1971). The Archaeology of Palestine Arnold, P. (1992). "Gibeah", Anchor Bible Dictionary Lapp, N. (1997). "Tell el-Ful", Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East Sinclair, L.A. (1960). An Archaeological Study of Gibeah Demsky, A. “Geba, Gibeah and Gibeon: An Historic-geographical Riddle,” BASOR 212, (1973), pp. 26–31.

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