Bible Location
Meaning: a back; a high house · 5 cross references · Modern-day map available
Gibbethon was a town in the territory of Dan on the Philistine-facing frontier and later a Levitical city. It is important because it became the setting of royal upheaval in the northern kingdom when Nadab was assassinated during its siege. First appears in Josh 19:44.1
Place meaning
a back; a high house
Coordinates
31.98, 35.00
First appears
Josh 19:44
AI summary: Gibbethon first appears as part of Dan's inheritance, but its strongest significance comes in the monarchy. The city becomes a military target contested on the Philistine frontier, and while Israel is besieging it Baasha kills Nadab, altering the course of the northern kingdom. The fact that the siege continues across reigns underlines how stubborn and exposed this frontier could be. The cross references present Gibbethon as a border city where local warfare and dynastic instability collided.1
Place meaning
a back; a high house
Latitude
31.98
Longitude
35.00
Bible references
5
A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites (Josh. 19:44; 21:23). Nadab the king of Israel, while besieging it, was slain under its walls by Baasha, one of his own officers (1 Kings 15:27). It was in the possession of the Philistines after the secession of the ten tribes (2 Chr. 11:13, 14). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.