Lives of Scripture
Gibeah
Also called: Gibeah of Saul
First named: Judges 19:12
A Benjaminite town whose men's horrific crime against a Levite's concubine triggered a civil war that nearly wiped out the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 19-20). It later became the hometown and capital of Israel's first king, Saul, whose family — including Jonathan and Michal — is repeatedly identified with the place (1 Samuel 10:26; 11:4).
References: Judges 19:12; Judges 19-20; 1 Samuel 10:26; 1 Samuel 11:4
People connected to Gibeah
- Jonathan (M) — Saul's son, who struck the Philistine garrison from his father's town here
1 Samuel 13:2-3
- Kish (M) — Saul's father, whose lost donkeys sent Saul from this town to Samuel
1 Samuel 9:1-3
- Mephibosheth (M) — a son of Saul, handed to the Gibeonites and hanged at this town
2 Samuel 21:6; 2 Samuel 21:8-9
- Michal (F) — Saul's daughter of this town, who lowered David from a window to escape
1 Samuel 19:11-17
- Rizpah (F) — Saul's concubine, who kept vigil over her hanged sons at this town
2 Samuel 21:8-10
- Saul (M) — Israel's first king, who ruled from this, his hometown
1 Samuel 10:26; 1 Samuel 15:34