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Gibbethon

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: G By: James P. Boyd

(high). A Levitical town of Dan (Josh. 19:44; 21:23⁴⁴And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, (Joshua 19:44)
²³And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, (Joshua 21:23); 1 Kings 15:27; 16:17²⁷And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. (1 Kings 15:27)
¹⁷And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. (1 Kings 16:17)).

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