Gebal (Psalm 83)
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Other places named Gebal: Gebal.
| Type | region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Byblos, Gebalites |
| Most likely | between the Dead Sea and Petra (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.522° N, 35.551° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Psalm 83:7 |
Gebal (Psalm 83) is a region and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely between the Dead Sea and Petra (medium confidence; 2 other proposals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| between the Dead Sea and Petra | medium (54%) | 30.522° N, 35.551° E |
| another name for Gebal | low (22%) | 34.119° N, 35.646° E |
| another name for Teman | very low (14%) | 30.331° N, 35.485° E |
Verses
Psalms
- Psalm 83:7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
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.