Place Old Testament
Maareh-geba
Also known as Maareh, -geba =ESV; west of, Gibeah =NIV; meadows of, Gibeah =KJV
Maareh-geba, a place near Gibeah where the Israelites set an ambush against the Benjamites (Judges 20:33). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Judges 20:33.
Why it matters. A place near Gibeah where an ambush was set
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.824, 35.231 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Maareh-geba
Maareh-geba is mentioned in Judges 20:33 as a location near Gibeah where the Israelites set an ambush during their battle against the Benjamites. The verse states that the men of Israel rose from their place and set themselves in battle array at Baal-tamar, while the men in ambush rushed out of their place west of Maareh-geba.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Judges (1 verse)