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Gibeon, 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.
See studies by J. B. Pritchard (1962, 1964) and J. Blenkinsopp (1972).
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Gibeon can refer to:
- Gibeon (ancient city): Canaanite city north of Jerusalem that was conquered by Joshua
- Gibeon (meteorite): iron meteorite found in Namibia
- Gibeon (Namibia): constituency in the Hardap region of Namibia
- Gibeon Bradbury: painter from Buxton, Maine
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