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GIBEATH (Heb. gib‘ath, st. constr. of gib‘âh), ‘hill of,’ enters into the composition of place names, and is occasionally retained untranslated by RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] . Such instances are: (a) Gibeath hâ-‘arâlôth, ‘hill of the foreskins,’ where the Israelites were circumcised (Jos_5:3). (b) Gibeath-Phinehas, in Mount Ephraim, where Eleazar was buried (Jos_24:33); site unknown. (c) Gibeath ham-môreh (Jdg_7:1 etc.; see Moreh, 2). (d) Gibeath hâ-Elohîm (1Sa_10:5) = Gibeah, 2. (e) Gibeath hâ-Hachîlah (1Sa_23:19 etc.). See Hachilah. (f) Gibeath Ammah (2Sa_2:24). See Ammah. (g) Gibeath Gareb (Jer_31:39). See Gareb, 2.
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