Gebal
Gebal, a Phoenician city known for its skilled builders, was allied against Israel and provided materials for Solomon's temple.
The name Gebal means “bound; limit”
PlaceOld Testament4 books4 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- Byblos
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (94% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 34.119° N, 35.646° E
Glossary entries
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Mentions
- …the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
- So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
- …of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
- The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.