Gibeon, Gibeonites

Formerly a city of the Hivites, on one of the hills of Benjamin, about five miles north of Jerusalem, frequently mentioned in Old Testament history (Josh. 9–10; 2 Sam. 2:12–17; 20:5–10; 21:1–14; 1 Kgs. 3:4–15; 1 Chr. 16:39; 2 Chr. 1:3, 13).