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Maareh-geba

מַעֲרֶה · ma.a.reh · H4629Gגֶּ֫בַע · ge.va · H1387H1 mention, all in Judges

Where it is

31.82° N, 35.23° E · Located through Gibeah

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Mentioned most in

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Maareh-geba is mentioned in Judges 20:33 as a location near Gibeah where the Israelites set an ambush during their battle against the Benjamites. The verse states that the men of Israel rose from their place and set themselves in battle array at Baal-tamar, while the men in ambush rushed out of their place west of Maareh-geba.

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Judges 1 mention

What the dictionary says

ma'-a-re-ge'-ba, -ga'-ba (ma`areh gebha`; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maraagabe; Codex Alexandrinus dusmon tes Gabaa): The place where the men of Israel lay…

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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