Gibeah (Joshua 24)
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Burj el Bardawil (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.985° N, 35.244° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 24:33 |
Gibeah (Joshua 24) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Burj el Bardawil (low confidence; 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Burj el Bardawil | low (22%) | 31.985° N, 35.244° E |
| Jibiya | low (15%) | 31.997° N, 35.161° E |
| Khirbet et Tell | very low (9%) | 32.022° N, 35.262° E |
| another name for Geba | very low (5%) | 31.858° N, 35.261° E |
| Awarta | very low (5%) | 32.161° N, 35.286° E |
| not a proper name (common noun for "hill") | very low (4%) | — |
| within 2 km of Bethel | very low (2%) | 31.923° N, 35.241° E |
| Nabi Salih | very low (2%) | 32.017° N, 35.125° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 24:33And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
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.