Gibeon (ancient city)

Gibeon
גִּבְעוֹן
Gibeon (ancient city) is located in the West Bank
Gibeon (ancient city)
Shown within the West Bank
LocationAl Jib
RegionWest Bank
Coordinates31°50′51″N 35°11′00″E / 31.847451°N 35.183351°E / 31.847451; 35.183351
History
PeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic Period, Roman Period
CulturesCanaanite, Israelite
Site notes
Excavation dates1956–1962
ArchaeologistsJames B. Pritchard
ConditionIn ruins

Gibeon (Hebrew: גִּבְעוֹן, romanizedGiḇəʻōn; Greek: Γαβαων, translit. Gabaōn)[1] was a Canaanite and later an Israelite city, which was located north of Jerusalem. According to Joshua 11:19, the pre-Israelite-conquest inhabitants, the Gibeonites, were Hivites; according to 2 Samuel 21:2, they were Amorites. The remains of Gibeon are located in the southern portion of the Palestinian village of al-Jib in the occupied West Bank area called Area C

  1. ^ Madaba Map, 6th cent.