Biblical place
Where was Gibbethon?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Melat.
First appears in Joshua 19:44 · 2 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites (Josh. 19:44; 21:23). Modern identification: Tell Melat.
Gibbethon is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Melat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:44 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Gibbethon today
Travel to Gibbethon, the modern-day Tell Melat.
Gibbethon is commonly identified with Tell Melat, 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.
Gibbethon 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.