John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 18:24

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, etc.] Of the two first of these no mention is made elsewhere; and Gaba is the same with Gibeah, a well known place, because of the foul fact committed there, which had like to have been the ruin of this tribe, (<071914>Judges 19:14-30); and for being the native place of King Saul, hence called “Gibeah of Saul”, (<091104>1 Samuel 11:4 15:34 <102106>2 Samuel 21:6 <231029> Isaiah 10:29); it was about six or seven miles from Jerusalem, (see Gill on “<280508>Hosea 5:8”); twelve cities with their villages; which agrees with the account of them.

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