Givon
Synonyms:
Gibeon, giv-ON, גִּבְעוֹן
Gibeon_(ancient_city) (Wikipedia)
Location | West Bank |
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Coordinates | 31°50′51″N 35°11′00″E / 31.847451°N 35.183351°E |
Gibeon (Hebrew: גבעון, Standard Hebrew Giv‘ōn, Tiberian Hebrew Giḇʻôn) was a Canaanite city north of Jerusalem. According to Joshua 10:12 and Joshua 11:19, the pre-conquest inhabitants of Gibeon, the Gibeonites, were Hivites; according to 2 Samuel 21:2 they were Amorites.
The remains of Gibeon are located on the south edge of the Palestinian village of Al Jib.