Topic
Geba
22 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 18:24Easton · Smith · ISBE
And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
- Joshua 21:17Smith · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
- 1 Samuel 13:3Smith · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
- 2 Samuel 5:25Easton · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
- 1 Kings 15:22Easton · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
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.
- 2 Kings 23:8Easton · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the…
- 1 Chronicles 6:60Smith · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
- Nehemiah 11:31Easton · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,
- 1 Samuel 13:16Easton · ISBE
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.
- 1 Samuel 14:5Easton · ISBE
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
- 1 Chronicles 14:16Easton · ISBE
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
- Ezra 2:26Easton · ISBE
The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
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- Isaiah 10:29 Easton · Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
- Joshua 18:28 Easton
- Judges 20:10 ISBE
- Judges 20:33 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 8:6 Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
- 2 Chronicles 16:6 Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
- Nehemiah 7:30 Easton
- Nehemiah 12:29 Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
- Zechariah 14:10 Nave A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
- Judith 3:10 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 14 references
The hill, (2 Sam. 5:25 [1 Chr. 14:16, “Gibeon”]; 2 Kings 23:8; Neh. 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin (1 Kings 15:22; 1 Sam. 13:16; 14:5, wrongly “Gibeah” in the A.V.), on the north border of Judah near Gibeah (Isa. 10:29; Josh. 18:24, 28). “From Geba to Beersheba” expressed the whole extent of the kingdom of Judah, just as “from Dan to Beersheba” described the whole length of Palestine (2 Kings 23:8). It has been identified with Gaba (Josh. 18:24; Ezra 2:26; Neh. 7:30), now Jeb’a, about 5 1/2 miles north of Jerusalem.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 16 references
ge'-ba (gebha`, "hill"):
(1) A town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Jos 18:24), given to the Levites (Jos 21:17; 1Ch 6:60). It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2Ki 23:8). In 2Sa 5:25 "Geba" should be altered to "Gibeon," which stands in the corresponding passage, 1Ch 14:16. In Jud 20:10,33; 1Sa 13:3,16, the Hebrew reads "Geba," the translation "Gibeah" being due to confusion of the two names. From 1Sa 14:5 we gather that Geba stood to the South of the great gorge, Wady Suweinit, commanding the pass at Michmash. This was the scene of Jonathan's daring enterprise against the Philistines, when, accompanied by his armor-bearer, he accomplished an apparently impossible feat, climbing the rocky steeps of the gorge to the North and putting the enemy to flight. There can be no doubt that the modern village of Jeba` occupies the ancient site. It stands to the South of Wady Suweinit, looking toward Michmash--modern Mukhmas--with Seneh, the crag on the southern lip of the gorge, in front of it. The distance from Jerusalem is about 6 miles. It was fortified by Asa with materials that his enemy Baasha had used to fortify Ramah against him (1Ki 15:22). It is named by Isaiah in his description of the terrifying march of the Assyrians upon Jerusalem from the North (10:28 ff). It appears among the cities which were reoccupied by Israel after the Exile (Ezr 2:26; Ne 11:31).
(2) (Gaibai): Between a fortress so named and Scythopolis (Beisan), Holofernes pitched his camp (Judith 3:10). On the high road that runs through Jenin, and down the Vale of Jezreel to Beisan, about 2 miles to the South of Sanur, stands the village of Jeba`, with which this fortress may be identified.
W. Ewing
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Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.