גִּבְעוֹן

גִּבְעוֺן proper name, of a location — ׳ג Josh 9:17 +; with ָ  ה locative; גִּבְע֫וֺנָה 2Sam 2:12 compare 1Kgs 3:4 — Levitical city in tribe of Benjamin; formerly inhabited by Hivites Josh 9:17; Josh 10:2; Josh 10:4; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:10; Josh 10:12; Josh 10:41; Josh 11:19; Josh 18:25; Josh 21:17; 2Sam 2:12; 2Sam 2:13 (pool of Gibeon) v2Sam 2:16; 2Sam 3:30; 2Sam 20:8; Jer 28:1; Jer 41:12 (great waters which are in Gibeon) vJer 41:16; 1Chr 14:16 see especially ׳יוֺשְׁבַי ג, ׳אַנְשֵׁי ג Josh 9:3, (called Hivites Josh 9:7) Josh 10:1; Josh 10:6; Josh 11:19; Neh 3:7, so ׳בְּנֵי ג Neh 7:25 (= בְּנֵי גִבָּר Ezra 2:20, see גִּבָּר); compare also as proper name, masculine 1Chr 8:29 וּבְגִבְעוֺן יָָֽשְׁבו אֲבִי גִבְעוֺן = 1Chr 9:35 compare ׳מִדְבַּר ג 2Sam 2:24, ׳עֵמֶק בְּג Isa 28:21 it was the site of great Bamah 1Kgs 3:4; 1Kgs 3:5; 1Kgs 9:2, where was 'the tabernacle of Yahweh in the high place' according to 1Chr 16:39 compare 1Chr 21:20; 2Chr 1:13 (twice in verse).