Places in the Bible Today:

Geba 1

Data

Translated NamesGeba, Gibeah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Jaba (modern): 75% confidence

    1. cityscape of JabaJaba

  2. another name for Gibeah 1 (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:

    1. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

    2. cityscape of JabaJaba

Verses (14)

Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 21:17
1Sam-Esth (12)
1Sam 13:3, 13:4, 13:16, 14:5
1Kgs 15:22
1Chr 6:60, 8:6
2Chr 16:6
Ezra 2:26
Neh 7:30, 11:31, 12:29
Job-Mal (1)
Isa 10:29

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com444
Logos FactbookGeba
OpenBible.info (2007)Geba 1
OpenBible.infoa264254 (Geba 1)
TIPNRGeba@Jos.18.24
UBS Names Databaseot ID_670, ot ID_672
WikipediaGeba (city) (main)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 435
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Geba (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Geba
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Geba
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Geba
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 60
  7. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  8. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Geba
  9. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  10. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 1Sam 10:1-8; Neh 11:31; 2Chr 16:6
  11. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Geba
  12. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Geba
  13. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  14. Hess, Joshua (1996): 21:10-19
  15. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  16. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 127
  17. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Geba
  18. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 21:3-40
  19. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Geba
  20. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 301
  21. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Geba
  22. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Geba
  23. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  24. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  25. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Geba
  26. Sacred Bridge (2014): page 235
  27. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Geba
  28. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Geba
  29. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Geba
  30. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Geba
  31. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  32. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  33. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 21:10-19; 1Sam 10:26; 1Kgs 15:22; 2Chr 16:1
  34. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 88

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, Jaba), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Places with Similar Names

Thumbnail Image Credits

יעקב, Eli.berckovitz

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.