Editing Gibeah (section)

{{Short description|Biblical location in Israel}}
{{Distinguish|Gibeon (ancient city)|Geba (city)}}
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[[File:RoyalPalaceHusseinTellElFulDec032022 03.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Palace, Tell el-Ful|Tell el-Ful]] in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of Benjamin]]'''Gibeah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|b|i|ə}}; {{langx|he|גִּבְעָה}} ''Gīḇəʿā''; {{langx|he|גִּבְעַת|link=no}} ''Gīḇəʿaṯ'') is the name of three places mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]], in the tribes of [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamin]], [[Tribe of Judah|Judah]], and [[Tribe of Ephraim|Ephraim]] respectively.<ref name="aht">[http://mg.alhatorah.org/Dictionary/1390 Dictionary - AlHaTorah.org]</ref>

'''Gibeah of Benjamin''', also '''Gibeah of Saul''', is the most commonly mentioned of the places. In the [[Book of Judges]], it is the main setting to the story of the [[Levite's concubine|Benjaminite War]]. Later, in the [[Books of Samuel|Book of Samuel]], it is mentioned as the first capital of the united [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|Kingdom of Israel]] under king [[Saul]]. During the [[First Jewish–Roman War]], [[Titus]] established a camp nearby in the "Valley of Thorns", before proceeding to [[Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)|besiege Jerusalem]].

Gibeah of Benjamin is generally identified with ''Tell el-Fūl'' in northern [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Aharoni|first=Y. |author-link=Yohanan Aharoni |title=The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography''|edition=2 |publisher=Westminster Press |location=Philadelphia|year=1979|page=435 |language=en|isbn=0664242669 |oclc=6250553}} (original Hebrew edition: 'Land of Israel in Biblical Times - Historical Geography', [[Bialik Institute]], Jerusalem (1962))</ref>