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Maareh-geba

Maareh-geba, a place near Gibeah where the Israelites set an ambush against the Benjamites.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location near Gibeah only mentioned at Judges 20:33; only referred to as Maareh-geba (מַעֲרֶה גֶּ֫בַע).

Location

Identified as
within 2 km of Gibeah 1
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.823° N, 35.231° E
Maareh-geba
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Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Judges 20:33
    So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah.