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Gebal in the Bible.

Gebal is a city in the Bible, about 262 km (163 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Joshua 13:5 to Ezekiel 27:9. The King James Version also gives the name Gebal to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Gebal.

A Phoenician city, not far from the sea coast, to the north of Beyrout (Ezek. 27:9); called by the Greeks Byblos. Now Jibeil. Mentioned in the Amarna tablets.

An important Phoenician text, referring to the temple of Baalath, on a monument of Yehu-melek, its king (probably B.C. 600), has been discovered.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Gebal.

All 2 verses that name this Gebal.

Joshua 1

  • Joshua 13:5And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

Ezekiel 1

  • Ezekiel 27:9The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

Other places called Gebal.

Gebal, its middle about 142 km (88 miles) south of Jerusalem.

A region, named in 1 verse.

  • Psalms 83:7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Questions about Gebal.

Where is Gebal in the Bible?

Gebal is a city about 262 km (163 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 Gebal named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Gebal in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 13:5 to Ezekiel 27:9. It also gives the name Gebal to 1 other place.

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