H1391 - גִּבְעוֹן (Gibʻôwn)

H1391 גִּבְעוֹן (Gibʻôwn) ghib-ohn'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Gibeon

Biblical Persons & Places

Gibeon Gibeon

A location first mentioned at Jos.9.3; referred to as Gibeon (גִּבְעוֹן), or Gibeonite or Gibeon (גִּבְעֹנִי), or Geba (גֶּ֫בַע), or Gibbar (גִּבָּר), or Bamah (בָּמָה); founded by Abiel.

Strong's Definition

Gibon, a place in Palestine

Derivation: from the same as H1387 (גֶּבַע); hilly;

KJV Usage: Gibeon.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Gibeon = "hill city"

1) a Levitical city of Benjamin, modern 'el-Jib', which lies 5 miles or 8 km from Jerusalem

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Gibeon = "hill city" a Levitical city of Benjamin, modern 'el-Jib', which lies 5 miles or 8 km from Jerusalem

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

גִּבְעוֹן gib‛ôn BDB Definition: Gibeon = hill city 1) a Levitical city of Benjamin, modern el-Jib, which lies 5 miles or 8 kilometers from Jerusalem Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H1387 Total KJV Occurrences: 35

Bible Occurrences (35)

9:3 9:17 10:1 10:2 10:4 10:5 10:6 10:10 10:12 10:41 11:19 18:25 21:17

2:12 2:13 2:16 2:24 3:30 20:8

3:4 3:5 9:2

8:29 9:35 14:16 16:39 21:29

1:3 1:13

3:7 7:25

28:21

28:1 41:12 41:16

Joshua 9:3

But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

Joshua 9:17

So the Israelites... set out and on the third day arrived... at their cities — Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

Joshua 10:1

Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction doing to Ai and its king... as he had done to Jericho and its king — and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were [living] near them.

Joshua 10:2

So [Adoni-zedek and his people] were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon [was] a great city, like one of the royal... cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

Joshua 10:4

Come up... and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua... and the Israelites....

Joshua 10:5

So the five kings of the Amorites— the kings of Jerusalem,... Hebron,... Jarmuth,... Lachish,... and Eglon—... joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

Joshua 10:6

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal:... Do not abandon... your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.

Joshua 10:10

And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah... and Makkedah.