Gibeah

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ancient city biblical city

Gibeah was an ancient Israelite city in the territory of Benjamin, historically notable as the royal seat of King Saul.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → biblical city →
approximateLocation	north of Jerusalem →
archaeologicalStatus	proposed but debated identification with Tell el-Ful →
associatedWith	Saul → tribe of Benjamin →
associatedWithTribe	Benjamin →
biblicalTribeTerritory	Benjamin →
category	Cities in the Hebrew Bible → Former populated places in the State of Palestine →
conflict	civil war between Israel and Benjamin →
conflictDescribedIn	Book of Judges →
country	Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) →
describedIn	Hebrew Bible →
era	monarchic period of ancient Israel →
event	Benjaminite war following the outrage at Gibeah →
eventDescribedIn	Judges 19–21 →
governedBy	Saul →
hasBiblicalFigure	Jonathan → Saul →
hasType	fortified settlement →
languageOfName	Hebrew →
locatedIn	Tribe of Benjamin → ancient Israel →
meaningOfName	hill →
mentionedIn	Book of 1 Samuel → Book of Hosea → Book of Judges →
nearbyCity	Jerusalem → Ramah →
notableFor	being first royal center of Israel under Saul → outrage at Gibeah narrative →
politicalStatus	royal residence of the first king of Israel →
possibleModernSite	Tell el-Ful →
region	central hill country of Canaan →
religion	ancient Israelite religion →
religiousContext	Yahwistic worship →
role	Saul’s hometown → royal seat of King Saul →
scripturalTradition	Deuteronomistic history →
strategicImportance	overlooked main north–south route in hill country →
terrain	hilltop location →
timePeriod	Iron Age Levant →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) →	capital
Tribe of Benjamin ("Gibeah (in some periods)") →	capitalOrKeyCity
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) →	contains
Tribe of Benjamin →	territoryIncludes