Joshua 21:17
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Cross-reference
Joshua 9:3 introduces the Gibeonites, whose deception led to their city Gibeon being given to the Levites in this verse.
Joshua 18:25 lists the same Benjamite cities—Gibeon, Geba, etc.—as part of the tribal allotment, paralleling this Levitical assignment.
1 Chronicles 6:60 repeats the list of Levitical cities from Benjamin, confirming the same four cities given here.
Jeremiah 1:1 identifies the prophet as from Anathoth, a Levitical city mentioned here. This links the city's priestly heritage to Jeremiah's lineage.
1 Samuel 13:3 recounts a Philistine defeat at Geba, one of the Levitical cities, showing its later military significance.
1 Kings 15:22 records King Asa rebuilding Geba, one of the Levitical cities, highlighting its continued importance.
2 Kings 23:8 uses Geba as a geographic boundary in Josiah's reforms, showing the city's role as a landmark.
Nehemiah 12:29 mentions Geba as a settlement for singers after the exile, indicating its continued habitation.
Isaiah 10:29 describes the Assyrian army lodging at Geba, showing the city's vulnerability in prophetic history.