Geba in the Bible

Meaning: a hill; cup

Exact Match

and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:

Verse ConceptsTwelve Things

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers-in-wait of Israel brake forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba.

They surrounded the Benjaminites, chased them from Nohah, and annihilated them all the way to a spot east of Geba.

And turning, they went in flight to the rock of Rimmon in the waste land: and on the highways five thousand of them were cut off by the men of Israel, who, pushing on hard after them to Geba, put to death two thousand more.

Verse ConceptsTwo ThousandFive ThousandOvertaking

And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

Verse ConceptsTrumpetGarrisonsTrumpets For Signalling

And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were about six hundred men with him;

Verse ConceptsFruitPomegranatesSix To Seven HundredSix Hundred And Above

The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.

Verse ConceptsWatchman

But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OT

Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

Verse ConceptsExemptCarrying Other LoadsWood And Stone

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.

Verse ConceptsGatesGovernorsHigh Places

And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

Verse ConceptsPeople Exiled

Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

Verse ConceptsStones

The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,

Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

Verse ConceptsGroups Trembling

All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

Verse ConceptsTowersWinepressNamed GatesTreading Grapes

Thematic Bible



The sons of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, at Bethel and its towns,

and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

from Beth-gilgal and from their fields in Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.

All the land will be changed into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site from Benjamin’s Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.

Then David did so, just as the Lord had commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them into exile to Manahath,

Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”

From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

Then King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah—none was exempt—and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had built. And King Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah.

Then he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates which were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one’s left at the city gate.

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Then King Asa brought all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he fortified Geba and Mizpah.

They have gone through the pass, saying,
Geba will be our lodging place.”
Ramah is terrified, and Gibeah of Saul has fled away.


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