place
Gibeath-elohim
גִּבְעָה+H0430I
- verses
- 1
- first named
- 1 Samuel 10:5
- last named
- 1 Samuel 10:5
- feature
- settlement
- coordinates
- 31.83°N · 35.18°E
Nabi Samwil (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
Gibeath-elohim in the text
Gibeath-elohim, also known as the "Hill of God," was a place mentioned in the account of Saul's anointing as king of Israel. It was located near the city of Gibeah, in the territory of Benjamin. The name "Gibeath-elohim" suggests that it may have been a site of religious significance or a place associated with divine presence. According to 1Sa.10.5, there was a garrison of Philistines stationed at Gibeath-elohim. This detail indicates that the Philistines, who were the dominant power in the region at the time, had established a military presence there. The presence of the Philistine garrison at Gibeath-elohim highlights the oppression and control that the Israelites were subjected to before the establishment of the monarchy under Saul. Its location remains unknown.
Relations
Direct connections
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The pattern
Where Gibeath-elohim is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
1 verse across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. Named in 1 Samuel (1).
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What happened here
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