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31°49′24.14″N 035°13′52.14″E  /  31.8233722°N 35.2311500°E  / 31.8233722; 35.2311500 Gibeah ( Givah ) – could be a variation of the Hebrew word meaning “hill,” other names include Gibeah of Benjamin and Gibeah of Saul.¹ The site is believed to be identical to Tell el-Ful meaning “mound of beans” in Arabic, a hill next to the modern Jerusalem neighbourhood of Pisgat Ze'ev . It is located along the Central Benjamin Plateau , 3 miles (4,8 km) north of Jerusalem along the Watershed Ridge at 2,754 ft. The site was first excavated in 1868 by Charles Warren , while C.R. Conder described the remains in 1874. Albright led his first excavation from 1922 to 1923, and returned for a second season in 1923. His work was published in 1960. Lapp conducted a six-week salvage excavation in 1964. According to Kenneth Kitchen "Upon this strategic point was found an Iron I occupation replaced (at an interval) by a fortress ("I"), subsequently refurbished ("II"), and then later in disuse. The oldest level may reflect the Gibeah of Judg 19-20. The excavations by Albright, checked by Lapp, would favor the view that it was Saul who built the first fortress, later repaired by him or David. the first fort (quadrangular) had at least one rectangular corner-tower at its southwest angle; it may have had others at the other corners, but no traces were detected." Ancient History ( History of Ancient Israel and Judah ) Benjamin allotment - Joshua 18:28 Awarta is the Gibeah of Pinhas and the burial place of his father, Eleazar , the son of Aaron - Joshua 24:33 The Turning Out of the Concubine of Gibeah, and the Battle of Gibeah - (Israelite Civil War) - Judges 19-21 Israel’s first king, King Saul, reigned from Gibeah for 38 years - 1 Samuel 8-31 Prophetic mention during the period of the Divided Kingdom - Hosea 5:8, 9:9, 10:9; Isaiah 10:29 The 10th Roman Legion camped here in their assault on Jerusalem in 70 A.D. - Josephus, War of the Jews Modern History King Hussein of Jordan began construction on his West Bank palace in Tel el-Ful, but construction was halted when the Six-Day War broke out. Since Israel won the war King Hussein's palace was never finished and now all that remains is the skeleton of the building.²

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Gibeah , a variation of the name Geba , is the name of several places in ancient Israel (See History of ancient Israel and Judah ), in each case meaning "hill" or "hill-town". A town in the mountainous region of Judah . (Joshuah 15:1, 48, 57) It may have been the homeplace of king Abijah 's mother. (2 Chronicles 13:1, 2) Some scholars link it with today's El Jaba southwest of Bethlehem . Gibeah - a town "of Benjamin " (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as "Gibeah of Saul". It has been identified with the modern Tell el-Ful (i.e., "hill of the bean"), about 3 miles north of Jerusalem . It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite 's concubine which led to the almost utter extirpation of the tribe of Benjamin (Judg. 19:1-20:48), only six hundred men surviving after a succession of disastrous battles. It was the home of the first Israelite king, Saul . It is also mentioned in the prophecies of Isaiah . Some scholars believe Gibeah and Geba to be one and the same, but most believe them to be two different places.

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31°49′24.14″N 035°13′52.14″E  /  31.8233722°N 35.2311500°E  / 31.8233722; 35.2311500 Gibeah ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ b i ə / ; Giv'a ) is a place name appearing in several books of the Bible. It is generally identified with a hill in Jerusalem , on the outskirts of the Pisgat Ze'ev and Shuafat neighborhoods, known as Tell el-Ful. However, this identification was challenged by Israel Finkelstein in 2011.

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31°49′24″N 035°13′52″E  /  31.82333°N 35.23111°E  / 31.82333; 35.23111 Not to be confused with Gibeon (ancient city) . Gibeah ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ b i ə / ; Giv'a ; Giveath ) is one of several place names appearing in several books of the Hebrew Bible . In one instance, it is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl ( Arabic for "mound of fava beans"), a hill in the northern reaches of modern Jerusalem , on the outskirts of the Pisgat Ze'ev and Shuafat neighborhoods. However, this identification was challenged by Israel Finkelstein in 2011. In another instance, Conder identifies the Palestinian village of Jab'a with the biblical town of Gibeah, mentioned in Joshua 15:57 , although this later identification places Gibeah to the south of Jerusalem. Nancy Lapp, Ful, Tell el- , Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East (1997).

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Biblical location in Israel Not to be confused with Gibeon (ancient city) or Geba (city) . 31°49′24″N 035°13′52″E  /  31.82333°N 35.23111°E  / 31.82333; 35.23111 Tell el-Ful in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of Benjamin Gibeah ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ b i ə / ; Gīḇəʿā ; Gīḇəʿaṯ ) is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible , in the tribes of Benjamin , Judah , and Ephraim respectively. Gibeah of Benjamin is the most commonly mentioned of the places. In the Book of Judges , it is the main setting to the story of the Benjaminite War . Later, in the Book of Samuel , it is mentioned as the first capital of the united Kingdom of Israel under king Saul . Gibeah of Benjamin is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl in northern Jerusalem . The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography (2 ed.). (original Hebrew edition: 'Land of Israel in Biblical Times - Historical Geography', Bialik Institute , Jerusalem (1962))

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Biblical location in Israel Not to be confused with Gibeon (ancient city) or Geba (city) . 31°49′24″N 035°13′52″E  /  31.82333°N 35.23111°E  / 31.82333; 35.23111 Tell el-Ful in northern Jerusalem is usually identified with Gibeah of Benjamin Gibeah ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ b i ə / ; Hebrew : גִּבְעָה Gīḇəʿā ; Hebrew: גִּבְעַת Gīḇəʿaṯ ) is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible , in the tribes of Benjamin , Judah , and Ephraim respectively. 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 Benjaminite War . Later, in the Book of Samuel , it is mentioned as the first capital of the united 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 besiege Jerusalem . Gibeah of Benjamin is generally identified with Tell el-Fūl in northern Jerusalem . The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography (2 ed.). (original Hebrew edition: 'Land of Israel in Biblical Times - Historical Geography', Bialik Institute , Jerusalem (1962))

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