Geba (2 Samuel 5)
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gibeon |
| Most likely | another name for Gibeon (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.847° N, 35.183° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 5:25 |
Geba (2 Samuel 5) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Gibeon (high confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gibeon | high (77%) | 31.847° N, 35.183° E |
| another name for Geba | very low (10%) | 31.858° N, 35.261° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 5:25And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.