How to Pronounce Gibeon
GIHB-ee-uhn
Gibeon is pronounced GIHB-ee-uhn (ˈɡɪbiən): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: GIB-ee-un, GIB-ee-uhn.
What does Gibeon mean?
Gibeon means “hill city” (Hebrew).
Where was Gibeon?
Gibeon was a Hivite city whose people made peace with Israel after hearing what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, making it the only Canaanite city spared through treaty rather than conquest (Joshua 9:3, Joshua 11:19). Its high place later held the tabernacle Moses had made, and there the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night (1 Kings 3:5).
Also pronounced
GIB-ee-un
GIB-ee-uhn
Found in Scripture
Joshua 9:3Joshua 9:17Joshua 10:1Joshua 10:2Joshua 10:4Joshua 10:5Joshua 10:6Joshua 10:10Joshua 10:12Joshua 10:41Joshua 11:19Joshua 18:25Joshua 21:172 Samuel 2:122 Samuel 2:132 Samuel 2:162 Samuel 2:242 Samuel 3:302 Samuel 20:81 Kings 3:41 Kings 3:51 Kings 9:21 Chronicles 8:291 Chronicles 9:351 Chronicles 14:161 Chronicles 16:391 Chronicles 21:292 Chronicles 1:32 Chronicles 1:13Nehemiah 3:7+5 more
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