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Gibeon

Modern El-Jib, West Bank
Coordinates 31.8500, 35.1830 View modern location ↗
Eras Conquest and the JudgesThe United Kingdom

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The city that tricked Israel into a treaty during the conquest and was thereafter assigned to temple service. Joshua's long day occurred during their defense. Solomon went here to sacrifice before God appeared to him in a dream and granted him wisdom.

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