The meaning of Gebal in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

a line (or natural boundary, as a mountain range).

  • A tract in the land of Edom south of the Dead Sea (Psalms 83:7); now called Djebal.

  • A Phoenician city, not far from the sea coast, to the north of Beyrout (Ezekiel 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 BC 600), has been discovered.


    See more on the meaning of Gebal in the Bible:
    Gebal {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Gebal {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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