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Gibeah ( / ˈɡɪbiə /; Hebrew: גִּבְעָה Gīḇəʿā; Hebrew: גִּבְעַת Gīḇəʿaṯ) is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. [1] Gibeah of Benjamin 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.
Gibeah, 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 summit fortress had originally been built in the Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000–1550 bce) and was reconstructed in the 12th–11th centuries bce.
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The episode of the Levite's concubine, also known as the Benjamite War, [1] is a biblical narrative in Judges 19–21 (chapters 19, 20 and 21 of the Book of Judges ). It concerns a Levite from Ephraim and his concubine, who travel through the Benjamite city of Gibeah and are assailed by a mob, who wish to gang-rape the Levite.
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The story of the concubine at Gibeah is one of the most shocking narratives in the Bible. The unnamed concubine flees the home of an unnamed Levite, who travels to reclaim her from her father. When a crowd of Benjamites comes to rape the Levite, he sends her out in his stead and she is murdered, triggering a brutal civil war among the Israelites.
Aug 15, 2022 · Gibeah of God, Gibeath-elohim, meaning “hill of God,” was the site where the prophet Samuel predicted that the recently anointed King Saul would meet a company of prophets and prophesy together with them there ( 1 Samuel 10:5–6 ).
Sep 19, 2017 · Concubines are largely associated with kings in the Bible, and Saul’s concubine Ritzpah bat Ayah, over whom Saul’s successor Ish-boshet and his general Abner ben Ner have a falling out (2 Sam 3:7-9), was known for heroically shielding the bodies of her dead sons from animals (2 Sam 21:1-14).
Also known as Gibeah of Saul, Taliel-el-Fûl, Tell el-Ful, Gibeah of Benjamin, Gibeath, Taleil-el-Fûl. Identifying Gibeah. In 1841 Edward Robinson proposed that Gibeah and Geba were variants of the same name. He located them at Jaba, 5 miles (9 km) northeast of Jerusalem.
