Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Geba?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jaba.

First appears in Joshua 18:24 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jaba.

Geba is represented in the local geography layer as Jaba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 18:24 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Geba today

Travel to Geba, the modern-day Jaba.

Geba is commonly identified with Jaba, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Geba is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Jaba

31.858°N · 35.261°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention