Place
Gebal
- Type
- City
- Location
- 34.119°, 35.646°
A Phoenician city, not far from the sea coast, to the north of Beyrout (Ezek. 27:9); called by the Greeks Byblos.
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A Phoenician city, not far from the sea coast, to the north of Beyrout (Ezek. 27:9); called by the Greeks Byblos. Now Jibeil. Mentioned in the Amarna tablets.
An important Phoenician text, referring to the temple of Baalath, on a monument of Yehu-melek, its king (probably B.C. 600), has been discovered.
In Scripture
3 verses in 3 books
- 1 Kings5:18
- Psalms83:7
- Ezekiel27:9
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