Atlas Biblica

    place

    Gibbethon

    גִּבְּתוֹן

    Gibbethon, a Levitical city in the territory of Dan, was the site of conflict during the reigns of Nadab and Baasha (Joshua 19:44; 21:23; 1Ki.15.27; 16:15, 17).

    Where the story of Gibbethon happensGibbethon, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Gibbethon, Philistia. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.GibbethonPhilistia
    Gibbethon, and 1 place the claims reach
    verses
    5
    first named
    Joshua 19:44
    last named
    1 Kings 16:17
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.86°N · 34.87°E
    settlement31.86°N · 34.87°E

    Tell Melat (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Gibbethon in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Gibbethon was a city allotted to the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:44) and designated as a Levitical city for the descendants of Kohath (Joshua 21:23). The city gained prominence during the period of the Divided Monarchy, particularly during the reigns of Nadab and Baasha, kings of Israel. Nadab, the son of Jeroboam I, was besieging Gibbethon when he was assassinated by Baasha (1Ki.15.27). Later, during the reign of Baasha's son Elah, the Israelite army was again besieging Gibbethon when Zimri, a commander of chariots, conspired against Elah and killed him (1Ki.16.15). The siege of Gibbethon by the Israelite army suggests that the city may have been under Philistine control at the time. These events highlight the strategic importance of Gibbethon and its role in the power struggles within the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Associated with

    Site of

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 5 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 2 books. The name is written 6 times in them.

    1. Joshua2 verses

      19:4421:23

    2. 1 Kings3 verses

      15:2716:1516:17

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Dan Inheritance and Allotment of Levite PasturelandsEltekehCity in Dan's territory; later given to the Levitesvia Baasha’s striking down of NadabAsa’s reignAsa’s reign is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Baasha’s striking down of NadabBaashaThird king of Israel who ruled for 24 years.via Baasha’s striking down of NadabNadabKing of Israel, son of Jeroboam I, reigned briefly.via Baasha’s striking down of NadabStriking DownStriking Down is a concept gathering 64 labelled instances in the text.via Dan InheritanceBaalathTown allotted to the tribe of Dan.via Dan InheritanceCityCity is a concept gathering 369 labelled instances in the text.via Dan InheritanceInheritanceInheritance is a concept gathering 64 labelled instances in the text.via Dan InheritanceVillageVillage is a concept gathering 43 labelled instances in the text.

    Sources

    What this rests on