Geba (city)
Geba (Latin: Gabaa, lit. "the hill") was a city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Biblical sources
It was a Kohanic and Levitical city (Joshua 21:17, Nehemiah 11:31) located in the geographical territory of the Tribe of Benjamin on the northern border of Judah (2 Kings 23:8), adjacent to Ramah in Benjamin north of Gibeah (Isaiah 10:29; Joshua 18:24, 18:28).
During the wars in the time of
Saul, Geba was held as a garrison by the Philistines (1 Samuel 13:3), but they were ejected by Jonathan
.
During the reigns of
Baasha, king of Israel, Geba was one of two cities that Asa built up from the stones Baasha had used to fortify Ramah (1 Kings 15:22; 2 Chronicles 16:6
).
Location
According to Josephus, "Gabao" was located 50 stadia from Jerusalem, as one ascended by Bethoron.[2] Geba has been identified with Jeba', about 5½ miles north of Jerusalem.[3]
References
- IPA-ified from «gē´ba»
- ^ Josephus, The Jewish War 2.19.1
- ^ Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H. H. (1883). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 3. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund., p. 9
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