Gibeah
Gibeah, a town in the hill country of Judah, was the hometown of Maacah, the mother of King Abijah.
The name Gibeah means “a hill”
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses
Summary
Location
- Identified as
- in the region south of Hebron
- Certainty
- Possible (45% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.450° N, 35.054° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- גִּבְעָהGibeah
Mentions
- Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
- …and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.