Mizpah in Benjamin

Mizpah ("watch-tower; the look-out") was a city of Benjamin . Tell en-Nasbeh is one of two sites often identified with Biblical Mizpah of Benjamin , and is located about 8 miles north of Jerusalem . The other suggested location is Neby Samwil , which is some 4 miles north-west of Jerusalem , and situated on the loftiest hill in the vicinity, some 600 feet above the plain of Gibeon . When the Levite 's concubine was raped by the men of Gibeah , the sons of Israel met at Mizpah of Benjamin, where they decided to attack the men of Benjamin for this grievous sin . After the debacle at Aphek , where the Hebrews lost the Ark to the Philistines , Samuel gathered all Israel to Mizpah to offer sacrifices to the Lord and ask Him to forgive their sin. To memorialize this event, Samuel set up a stone between Mizpah and Shen and named it Eben-Ezer ("stone of help"), because the Lord had helped them. Samuel also gathered the people of Israel to Mizpah for the Lord to identify their first king . There, Saul was chosen by lot from all the tribes and families of Israel . After the Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem , they appointed Gedaliah governor in Mizpah over the remaining residents. Many returned to Mizpah from where they had fled. The prophet Jeremiah came to Mizpah from Ramah , where the Babylonians had released him. Later Ishmael, a member of the royal family, assassinated Gedaliah. Despite Jeremiah's warning that the people would be a reproach and die if they went to Egypt , they persisted in going there.

Mizpah ("watch-tower; the look-out") was a city of the tribe of Benjamin referred to in the Hebrew Bible . Tell en-Nasbeh is one of two sites often identified with Mizpah of Benjamin, and is located about 12 kilometers north of Jerusalem . The other suggested location is Neby Samwil , which is some 8 kilometers north-west of the Old City of Jerusalem , and situated on the loftiest hill in the vicinity, some 180 meters above the plain of Gibeon .

Tell en-Nasbeh , an archaeological site commonly identified with Mizpah in Benjamin Mizpah ( Mīṣpā , 'watch-tower, look-out') was a city of the tribe of Benjamin referred to in the Hebrew Bible . Tell en-Nasbeh is one of three sites often identified with Mizpah of Benjamin, and is located about 12 kilometers north of Jerusalem . The other suggested locations are Nabi Samwil , which is some 8 kilometers north-west of the Old City of Jerusalem (situated on the highest hill in the vicinity, above the plain of Gibeon ), and Sh'afat , a village situated on a flat spur to the northwest of Jerusalem and where Jerusalem is visible from the village. Nabi Samwil , another suggested location Gleichen, Edward , ed. First List of Names in Palestine - Published for the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names by the Royal Geographical Society .

Biblical city of the tribe of Benjamin Tell en-Nasbeh , an archaeological site commonly identified with Mitzpah in Benjamin Mitzpah ( Hebrew : מִצְפָּה , romanized : miṣpā , lit. ' watchtower , lookout ' ) was a city of the tribe of Benjamin ; it is referred to multiple times in the Hebrew Bible . Tell en-Nasbeh is one of three sites often identified with the Mitzpah of Benjamin, and is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Jerusalem . The other suggested locations are Nabi Samwil , which is some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the Old City of Jerusalem (situated on the highest hill in the vicinity, above the plain of Gibeon ), and Shuafat , a village situated on a flat spur to the northwest of Jerusalem and from where Jerusalem is visible. Nabi Samwil , another suggested location Gleichen, Edward , ed. First List of Names in Palestine - Published for the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names by the Royal Geographical Society .