Gibbethon

Gib´uh-thon; Heb., “mound” or “height”

A city originally assigned to Dan and later given to the Levites (Josh 19:44; Josh 21:23), although by the time of King Asa of Judah (ca. 900 BCE) it was in Philistine hands (1Kgs 15:27). It was the site of the assassination of Nadab, king of Israel (Northern Kingdom) by his general Baasha during an attempt to take the city from the Philistines (1Kgs 15:27). It was also the site twenty-four years later of a revolt against Zimri by his general Omni during another siege of the city (1Kgs 16:15).