How many times is Gibeah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Gibeah appears 48 times in the King James Version, in 47 verses. It is found in 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Gibeah 43 times.
Gibeah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Gibeah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Gibeah | 48 | 43 |
| Total | 48 | 43 |
What the name Gibeah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Gibeah as "a hill".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Gibeah most
Gibeah appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (24), then 1 Samuel (12) and 2 Samuel (4).
First and last mention of Gibeah
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
The verse that uses it most is Hosea 10:9, 2 times:
O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
Where the two translations differ
5 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Judges 20:33: counted in the KJV only
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
All the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal Tamar. Then the ambushers of Israel broke out of their place, even out of Maareh Geba.
1 Samuel 13:16: counted in the KJV only
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
Common questions
How many times is Gibeah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 48 of the 48 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Gibeah appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (24), then 1 Samuel (12) and 2 Samuel (4).
Where is Gibeah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 15:57: "Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:" The last is Hosea 10:9.
What does the name Gibeah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Gibeah as "a hill".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.