Gibeah Here, as in Isaiah 10:29 b, clearly south of Ramah, now er-Râm; it may well have occupied the ruined site called Tell el-Fûl, 2¾ miles N. of Jerusalem. This is the Gibeah of Saul mentioned in 1 Samuel 10:26; 1 Samuel 11:4; 1 Samuel 15:34, Is. l.c. (see Jos., WarsJudges 19:2; Judges 19:1), and known also as G. of Benjamin, 1 Samuel 13:2; 1Sa 13:15; 1 Samuel 14:16. It is to be distinguished from Geba, 1 Samuel 14:5; Isaiah 10:29 a etc., now Jeba-, E. of er-Râm. The name = hillwas a common one (e.g. Joshua 15:57 in Judah, ib.Joshua 24:33 RVm. in Ephraim), and easily leads to confusion.

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