Gibeon (ancient city)
גִּבְעוֹן | |
| Location | Al Jib |
|---|---|
| Region | West Bank |
| Coordinates | 31°50′51″N 35°11′00″E / 31.847451°N 35.183351°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic Period, Roman Period |
| Cultures | Canaanite, Israelite |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1956–1962 |
| Archaeologists | James B. Pritchard |
| Condition | In ruins |
Gibeon (Hebrew: גִּבְעוֹן, romanized: Giḇəʻōn; Ancient Greek: Γαβαων, romanized: Gabaōn) was a Canaanite and later an Israelite city, which was located north of Jerusalem. According to Joshua 11:19, the pre-Israelite-conquest inhabitants, the Gibeonites, were Hivites; according to 2 Samuel 21:2, they were Amorites. The remains of Gibeon are located in the southern portion of the Palestinian village of al-Jib in Area C of the West Bank.