Overview:
Geba is a town of significant historical and biblical importance located in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and is associated with various events and figures in Israel's history. The name "Geba" means "hill" in Hebrew, reflecting its geographical setting.

Biblical References:
Geba is first mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments in the Book of Joshua. Joshua 18:24 lists Geba among the towns given to the tribe of Benjamin: "Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages."

In 1 Samuel 13:3, Geba is the site of a significant military encounter between the Israelites and the Philistines. Jonathan, the son of King Saul, attacked the Philistine garrison stationed at Geba, which led to a larger conflict: "Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, 'Let the Hebrews hear!'"

Geba is also mentioned in the context of King Solomon's reign. In 1 Kings 15:22, King Asa of Judah used materials from Geba to fortify other cities: "Then King Asa issued a proclamation to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away the stones and timbers of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building. With these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah."

Historical and Archaeological Insights:
Geba's strategic location made it a site of military importance throughout Israel's history. It was situated near the border between the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, making it a focal point in various conflicts. Archaeological evidence suggests that Geba was fortified and inhabited during different periods, reflecting its ongoing significance.

Theological Significance:
Geba's role in biblical narratives highlights themes of faith, conflict, and divine intervention. Jonathan's victory at Geba is often seen as an example of faith and courage, as he trusted in God's power to deliver Israel despite overwhelming odds. The town's repeated mention in military contexts underscores the ongoing struggle between the Israelites and their enemies, as well as the importance of relying on God's guidance and strength.

Prophetic References:
In the prophetic literature, Geba is mentioned in Isaiah 10:29 as part of a prophecy concerning the Assyrian invasion: "They have crossed at the ford; they have taken up lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees." This passage illustrates the fear and turmoil experienced by the people of Israel during times of foreign threat.

Conclusion:
Geba's presence in the biblical narrative serves as a reminder of the historical and spiritual challenges faced by the people of Israel. Its strategic importance and the events that took place there reflect broader themes of faith, leadership, and divine providence in the history of God's chosen people.Geba

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Geba

(a hill), a city of Benjamin, with "suburbs," allotted to the priests. (Joshua 21:17; 1 Chronicles 6:60) It is named amongst the first group of the Benjamite towns --apparently those lying near to and along the north boundary. (Joshua 18:24) Here the name is given as GABA. During the wars of the earlier part of the reign of Saul, Geba was held as a garrison by the Philistines, (1 Samuel 13:3) but they were ejected by Jonathan. It is now the modern village of Jeba , which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill, six miles north of Jerusalem, on the very edge of the great Wady Suweinit , looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, which also retains its old name of Mukhmas .

Geba

A Levitical town of Benjamin, Joshua 18:24 21:17 1 Chronicles 8:6, near Ramah, Nehemiah 7:30 Isaiah 10:29, and not far from the northern border of the kingdom of Judah, 2 Kings 23:8 Zechariah 14:10. Near Geba David defeated the Philistines, 2 Samuel 5:25. Asa renewed it from the ruins of Ramah, 1 Kings 15:22. It was six or seven miles from Jerusalem, and was separated from Michmash on the north by a deep valley. See GIBEAH.

The hill, (2 Samuel 5:25 [1 Chronicles 14:16, "Gibeon"]; 2 Kings 23:8; Nehemiah 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin (1 Kings 15:22; 1 Samuel 13:16; 14:5, wrongly "Gibeah" in the A.V.), on the north border of Judah near Gibeah (Isaiah 10:29; Joshua 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 (Joshua 18:24; Ezra 2:26; Nehemiah 7:30), now Jeb'a, about 5 1/2 miles north of Jerusalem. GEBA

ge'-ba (gebha`, "hill"):

(1) A town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:24), given to the Levites (Joshua 21:17 1 Chronicles 6:60). It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2 Kings 23:8). In 2 Samuel 5:25 "Geba" should be altered to "Gibeon," which stands in the corresponding passage, 1 Chronicles 14:16. In Judges 20:10, 33 1 Samuel 13:3, 16, the Hebrew reads "Geba," the translation "Gibeah" being due to confusion of the two names. From 1 Samuel 14:5 we gather that Geba stood to the South of the great gorge, Wady Suweinit, commanding the pass at Michmash. This was the scene of Jonathan's daring enterprise against the Philistines, when, accompanied by his armor-bearer, he accomplished an apparently impossible feat, climbing the rocky steeps of the gorge to the North and putting the enemy to flight. There can be no doubt that the modern village of Jeba` occupies the ancient site. It stands to the South of Wady Suweinit, looking toward Michmash-modern Mukhmas-with Seneh, the crag on the southern lip of the gorge, in front of it. The distance from Jerusalem is about 6 miles. It was fortified by Asa with materials that his enemy Baasha had used to fortify Ramah against him (1 Kings 15:22). It is named by Isaiah in his description of the terrifying march of the Assyrians upon Jerusalem from the North (10:28). It appears among the cities which were reoccupied by Israel after the Exile (Ezra 2:26 Nehemiah 11:31).

(2) (Gaibai): Between a fortress so named and Scythopolis (Beisan), Holofernes pitched his camp (Judith 3:10). On the high road that runs through Jenin, and down the Vale of Jezreel to Beisan, about 2 miles to the South of Sanur, stands the village of Jeba`, with which this fortress may be identified.

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1387. Geba -- a Levitical city of Benjamin
... 1386, 1387. Geba. 1388 . a Levitical city of Benjamin. Transliteration:
Geba Phonetic Spelling: (gheh'-bah) Short Definition: Geba. ...
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4626. maar -- a bare or naked place
... Word Origin from arah Definition a bare or naked place NASB Word Usage clear space
(1), Maareh-geba* (1), nakedness (1). nakedness, proportion. ...
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1389. gibah -- a hill
... Word Origin fem. from the same as Geba Definition a hill NASB Word Usage
Gibeath-haaraloth* (1), hill (30), hills (39). ... see HEBREW Geba'. 1388, 1389. ...
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1391. Gibon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin
... Word Origin from the same as Geba Definition a Levitical city in Benjamin NASB Word
Usage Gibeon (37). Gibeon. ... see HEBREW Geba'. 1390, 1391. Gibon. 1392 . ...
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4021. migbaoth -- headgear, a turban
... Word Origin from the same as Geba Definition headgear, a turban NASB Word Usage
caps (4). bonnet. From the same as gib'ah; a cap (as hemispherical) -- bonnet. ...
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1390. Gibah -- "hill," three cities in Palestine
... Gibeah. Word Origin from the same as Geba Definition "hill," three cities
in Pal. NASB Word Usage Gibeah (45). Gibeah, the hill. The ...
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1388. Giba -- a descendant of Caleb
... a descendant of Caleb. Transliteration: Giba Phonetic Spelling: (ghib-aw') Short
Definition: Gibea. Word Origin from the same as Geba Definition a desc. ...
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1375. gabia -- a cup, bowl
... cups. Word Origin from the same as Geba Definition a cup, bowl NASB Word
Usage cup (5), cups (8), pitchers (1). house, cup, pot. From ...
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The Northern Coast of Judea. Beth-Horon.
... furlongs. II. From Scopo to Gabao, or Geba, forty-three furlongs. For ... more. III.
From Geba to Beth-horon fifty furlongs, or thereabouts. And ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 19 the northern coast.htm

The Trial of Saul.
... He "chose him three thousand men, and with a third of them Jonathan, his son,
smote the garrison of the Philistines which was in Geba.". ...
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Salzburg Lutherans in Georgia.
... Soll i in diesem Jammertal Noch laenger in Armut leba, So hoff i do, Gott wird mir
dort Ein bessre Wohnung geba.""The cruelly persecuted and banished ...
/.../bente/american lutheranism/salzburg lutherans in georgia.htm

Jonathan's Brave Deed
... Shining, and the other The Thorny. One rock rose up north of Michmash,
and the other south of Geba. So Jonathan said to the young ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/jonathans brave deed.htm

The Prophet --His Youth and his Call.
... ploughing.(101) It was, too, as Isaiah had predicted, the main path of invasion
from the North,(102) by Ai, Migron, Michmash, the Pass, Geba, Ramah, Gibeah of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/lecture iii the prophethis youth.htm

How Zerah, King of the Ethiopians, was Beaten by Asa; and How Asa ...
... use of the materials that were prepared for building that city, for building in
the same place two strong cities, the one of which was called Geba, and the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 12 how zerah king.htm

The Doom of the Antichrist
... to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Mickmash he hath laid up his carriages: They
are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/the doom of the antichrist.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... place are given by Stade. *** The Philistine garrison at Geba (Gibeah)
is mentioned in 1 Samuel 13:3, i. The defeat of Eben-ezer ...
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The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8. <. ...
/.../chapter iiithe medes and the.htm

The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the holy city or the.htm

Geba (22 Occurrences)
... "From Geba to Beersheba" expressed the whole extent of the kingdom of Judah, just
as "from Dan to Beersheba" described ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GEBA. ...
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Maareh-geba (1 Occurrence)
Maareh-geba. Maarehgeba, Maareh-geba. Maasai . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia MAAREH-GEBA. ma'-a-re-ge'-ba, -ga'-ba (ma ...
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Michmash (10 Occurrences)
... Immediately facing Mukhmas, on the opposite side of the ravine, is the modern
representative of Geba, and behind this again are Ramah and Gibeah. ...
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Maarehgeba
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MAAREH-GEBA. ma'-a-re-ge'-ba, -ga'-ba
(ma`areh gebha`; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maraagabe; Codex ...
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Meadow (8 Occurrences)
... river side. (2.) Hebrews ma'areh (Judges 20:33), pl., "meadows of Gibeah"
(RV, after the LXX., "Maareh-geba"). Some have adopted ...
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Michmas (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 13:16 Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with
them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. ...
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Ramah (38 Occurrences)
... The latter frustrated the attempt, and carried off the materials which Bassha had
collected, and with them fortified against him Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah (1 ...
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Jonathan (109 Occurrences)
... Midway between the two camps was a Philistine outpost at Geba, facing Michmash across
the pass of that name, a valley with steep sides, now the Wady Suweinit. ...
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Gibeah (52 Occurrences)
... It occurs, however, in two instances, as a place-name. Under GEBA (which see) we
have seen that Geba, Gibeah, and Gibeon are liable to be confused. ...
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621 (2 Occurrences)
... 621 (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:26 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred
twenty-one. ... Nehemiah 7:30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one. ...
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