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Gibeon

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Gibeon A town NW of Jerusalem whose inhabitants tricked the invading Israelites into a treaty (Josh. 9: 4), though later Saul attacked them savagely (2 Sam. 21: 2). The pool of Gibeon (2 Sam. 2: 13) was discovered during excavations in 1956–62; it provided water in the event of siege.

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Gibeon

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Gibeon, Namibia Named after Gibeon, a town north‐west of Jerusalem, because the local chief wanted an appropriate name for a place where the gospel was preached.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gibeon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Gibeon.html

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