Gibeon was the seat of an ancient sanctuary, called in 1 Kings 3:4 "the great high place." Here, according to 2 Chronicles 1:3 , was the tabernacle made in the wilderness-but see 1 Kings 8:4 . It was the scene of Solomon's great sacrifice after which he slept in the sanctuary and dreamed his famous dream ( 1 Kings 3:4 ; 1 Kings 9:2 2 Chronicles ...

Gibeon (Hebrew: גִּבְעוֹן‎, romanized: Giḇəʻōn; Ancient Greek: Γαβαων, romanized: Gabaōn) [1] was a Canaanite and later an Israelite city, which was located north of Jerusalem. According to Joshua 11:19, the pre-Israelite-conquest inhabitants, the Gibeonites, were Hivites; according to 2 Samuel 21:2, they were Amorites.

Gibeon was the seat of an ancient sanctuary, called in 1 Kings 3:4 "the great high place." Here, according to 2 Chronicles 1:3, was the tabernacle made in the wilderness-but see 1 Kings 8:4.

Map of Old Testament Israel - Gibeon. Gibeon: C-15 on the Map. Gibeon was: A Canaanite City Joshua 9:3 - And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Joshua 9:17 - And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities [were] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth ...

Nov 12, 2018 · Modern-day visitors to the pictuesque Palestinian village of Al-Jib can explore the hilltop site of ancient Gibeon, and look south across the Valley of Gibeon to the mosque and minaret marking the traditional site of Samuel’s Tomb at Mizpah.

Bible map of Gibeon, city that tricks Joshua into peace treaty. 3D map of Gibeon and Gilgal. Gibeon tricked Joshua into agreeing to a peace treaty when other cities were destroyed. This Map is Available With These Atlases:

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.

Bible Map of Gibeon, a city that tricked Joshua into peace treaty when other cities weren't allowed to and were destroyed.

Gibeon lay within the territory of Benjamin, Jos 18:25, and with its "suburbs," was allotted to the priests, Jos 21:17, of whom it became afterwards, a principal station. It retains its ancient name almost intact, el-Jib. Its distance from Jerusalem by the main road is about 6 1/2 miles; but there is a more direct road reducing it to five miles."

It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2 Kings 23:8). In 2 Samuel 5:25 "Geba" should be altered to "Gibeon," which stands in the corresponding passage, 1 Chronicles 14:16.