Gibbethon

      Gibbethon

      meaning: a back; a high house

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    Dictionary Summary: A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites ([Josh. 19:44](/josh#Josh.19.44); [21:23](/josh#Josh.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](/1kgs#1Kgs.15.27)). It was in the possession of the Philistines after the secession of the ten tribes ([2 Chr. 11:13](/2chr#2Chr.11.13), [14](/2chr#2Chr.11.14)). 2

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    BookCross-References
    Josh
      19.44 21.23 
    1Kgs
      15.27 16.15 16.17 

    Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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        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. 

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        M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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        Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.