| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Gibeon |
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(g b´  n) (KEY) , ancient town, 5 mi (8 km) NNW of Jerusalem. The Book of Joshua relates that its inhabitants established a treaty with the invading Israelites, resulting in their servitude to Israel. According to legend, the sun stood still in Gibeon while Israel battled the Amorites. Modern excavations there have discovered a water system, perhaps referred to in the Books of Second Samuel and Jeremiah. See Gibbar. | 1 | | See studies by J. B. Pritchard (1962, 1964) and J. Blenkinsopp (1972). | 2 |
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