Gibeon,גִּבְעוֹןRamah,וְהָרָמָהBeeroth,וּבְאֵרוֹת
Joshua 18:25
Study it in the app“Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 18:25, word by word
- Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- Ramahרָמָהrama
Ramah
See it on the mapWhere else “rama” appears- Beerothבְאֵרוֹתveerot
Beeroth
Beeroth: one of the cities of the Gibeonites. The name means "wells."
Where else “veerot” appears
Places in this verse
1Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
2Ramah ?
Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank
The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.
Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).
The context
24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities with their villages.
25 · This verse (above)
26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,