Gibeah
A place in the Bible
A town in the land of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem. It was King Saul’s town. In the Douay-Rheims it is called “Gabaa.”
What happened here
- Saul: after he was chosen king, Saul went home to Gibeah, and some men whose hearts God had touched went with him.
- Samuel and Saul: later, Samuel went to Ramah and Saul to his home in Gibeah.
Today
It is identified with Tell el-Ful, north of Jerusalem.
Where it appears in the Bible
1 Samuel 10:26; 1 Samuel 15:34
What the Bible says
1 Samuel 10:26
Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched.
1 Samuel 15:34
And Samuel departed to Ramatha: but Saul went up to his house in Gabaa.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), “Gibeah”