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("the hill".) A town of Benjamin, on its northern boundary, from whence "from Geba to Beersheba" expresses all Judah from N. to S. as "from Dan to Beersheba" expresses all Israel and Judah from N. to S. (.) Close to Ramah (). As an eastern limit it stands opposed to Gazer (); Gibeon in . Geba was garrisoned by the Philistines at, the beginning of Saul's reign (). Jonathan dislodged them in a gallant assault with his armor-bearer alone (1 Samuel 14). Geba was on the S. and Michmash on the N. of the ravine.
Now the village Jeba, crowning the steep hill on the edge of the wady Suweinit, facing Mukmas on the N. side. So in -32, "he (Sennacherib) hath laid up his carriages at Michmash," i.e., the "carriages" (i.e. heavy baggage) could not be got across the wady at Michmash. Then "they are gone over the passage," i.e., the lighter part of the army pass the ravine which might have been easily guarded against them, and" lodge" malown, "rest for the night," bivouac) at Geba on the S. side. Asa fortified it, as commanding the pass (; ). KJV has rendered "Geba" into "Gibeah" rightly ; ; .