Gibeon

American

[gib-ee-uhn] / ˈgɪb i ən /

noun

a town in ancient Palestine, northwest of Jerusalem.

Gibeon British

/ ˈɡɪbɪən /

noun

an ancient town of Palestine: the excavated site thought to be its remains lies about 9 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of Jerusalem

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Etymology

Origin of Gibeon

Ultimately from Hebrew Gibhĕʿōn, of uncertain meaning

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Gibeon

There is a Gibeon iron meteorite that fell to earth in Namibia.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2022

Gibeon, a 11-1 shot, just held off the fast finish of 4-1 favourite Keble by a neck.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2015

Three-time Champion jockey Richard Hughes won his first race of the festival, on Gibeon in the Land Rover Stakes.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2015

There Pritchard proved that the modern Arab village of El-Jib is Gibeon, the place where Joshua smote the Amorites.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by T. W. Doane

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