Difference between revisions of "Gibeon"

<p> '''Gibeon''' (''gĭb'e-on'' ), ''of a hill.'' [[A]] city of the Hivites, &nbsp;Joshua 9:3-21, about six miles north of Jerusalem. Near it Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, &nbsp;Joshua 10:12-13; &nbsp;Isaiah 28:21; the city was given to Benjamin and to the Levites, &nbsp;Joshua 18:25; &nbsp;Joshua 21:17; it was the scene of a notable battle, &nbsp;2 Samuel 2:12-24; &nbsp;2 Samuel 20:8-10; of the hanging of seven of Saul's sons, &nbsp;2 Samuel 21:1-6; the tabernacle was set up at Gibeon, &nbsp;1 Chronicles 16:39; and Solomon offered great sacrifices there, &nbsp;1 Kings 3:4-5; &nbsp;1 Kings 9:2; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 1:3; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 1:13; [[Jehoram]] recovered captives at Gibeon, &nbsp;Jeremiah 41:12-16; its people helped to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the captivity, &nbsp;Nehemiah 3:7; &nbsp;Nehemiah 7:25; &nbsp;Ezra 2:20, margin. It is now called el-Jib. </p>