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Geba in the Bible.

Geba is a town in the Bible, about 9 km (6 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 10 verses, from Joshua 21:17 to Nehemiah 12:29. The King James Version also gives the name Geba to 3 other places, listed on this page.

What happened at Geba.

The hill, (2 Sam. 5:25 [1 Chr. 14:16, “Gibeon”]; 2 Kings 23:8; Neh. 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin (1 Kings 15:22; 1 Sam. 13:16; 14:5, wrongly “Gibeah” in the A.V.), on the north border of Judah near Gibeah (Isa. 10:29; Josh. 18:24, 28). “From Geba to Beersheba” expressed the whole extent of the kingdom of Judah, just as “from Dan to Beersheba” described the whole length of Palestine (2 Kings 23:8). It has been identified with Gaba (Josh. 18:24; Ezra 2:26; Neh. 7:30), now Jeb’a, about 5 1/2 miles north of Jerusalem.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Geba.

Near Geba.

All 10 verses that name this Geba.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 21:17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

1 Samuel 3

  • 1 Samuel 13:3And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
  • 1 Samuel 13:16And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
  • 1 Samuel 14:5The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

1 Kings 1

  • 1 Kings 15:22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

1 Chronicles 2

  • 1 Chronicles 6:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

2 Chronicles 1

  • 2 Chronicles 16:6Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

Nehemiah 2

  • Nehemiah 11:31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,
  • Nehemiah 12:29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

Other places called Geba.

Geba, on the map at the same spot as the Geba above.

A town, named in 2 verses.

  • 2 Kings 23:8And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
  • Zechariah 14:10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

Geba, about 9 km (6 miles) north-west of Jerusalem.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • 2 Samuel 5:25And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

Geba, on the map at the same spot as the Geba above.

A town, named in 1 verse.

  • Joshua 18:24And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:

Questions about Geba.

Where is Geba in the Bible?

Geba is a town about 9 km (6 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Geba named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Geba in 10 verses, in 6 books, from Joshua 21:17 to Nehemiah 12:29. It also gives the name Geba to 3 other places.

Which people are named with Geba in the Bible?

The verses that name Geba also name Benjamin, Asa, Baasha, Jonathan, Saul and Ehud, among others.

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