Cross Reference JOSHUA 18:25 GIBEON AND RAMAH AND BEEROTH

{Joshua 18:25} Gibeon, 1391 and Ramah, 7414 and Beeroth, 881

Gibeon:
"And the childrenª of Israelª journeyed,ª ° and cameª ° unto¹ their citiesª on the thirdª day.ª Now their citiesª [were] Gibeon,ª and Chephirah,ª and Beeroth,ª and Kirjathjearim.ª" {Jsh 9:17} + "That they fearedª ° greatly,ª because¹ Gibeonª [was] a greatª city,ª as oneª of the royalª cities,ª and because¹ it¹ [was] greaterª than¹ Ai,ª and all¹ the men² ¹ thereof [were] mighty.ª" {Jsh 10:2} + "And the kingª went² °¹ to Gibeonª to sacrificeª ° there;¹ for¹ thatª [was] the greatª high place:ª a thousandª burnt offeringsª did Solomonª offerª ° upon¹ that¹ altar.ª ... In Gibeonª the LORDª appearedª ° to¹ Solomonª in a dreamª by night:ª and Godª said,ª ° Askª ° what¹ I shall giveª ° thee." {1Kg 3:4-5} + "That the LORDª appearedª ° to¹ Solomonª the second time,ª as¹ he had appearedª ° unto¹ him at Gibeon.ª" {1Kg 9:2} + "For¹ the LORDª shall rise upª ° as [in] mountª Perazim,² ¹ he shall be wrothª ° as [in] the valleyª of Gibeon,ª that he may doª ° his work,ª his strangeª ° work;ª and bring to passª ° his act,ª his strangeª act.ª" {Isa 28:21}

Ramah:
Situated, according to Eusebius, six miles from Jerusalem towards Bethel; though Jerome places it near Gaba, seven miles from Jerusalem. "Now there was¹ a certainª manª of¹ Ramathaimzophim,ª of mountª ¹ Ephraim,ª and his nameª [was] Elkanah,ª the sonª of Jeroham,ª the sonª of Elihu,ª the sonª of Tohu,ª the sonª of Zuph,ª an Ephrathite:ª ¹" {1Sm 1:1}, Ramathaim-zophim, "And he broughtª °¹ the familyª of Judah;ª and he tookª °¹ the familyª of the Zarhites:ª and he broughtª °¹ the familyª of the Zarhitesª man² by man;ª and Zabdiª was taken:ª °" {Jsh 7:17} + "And Zanoah,ª and Engannim,ª Tappuah,ª and Enam,ª" {Jsh 15:34} + "Thus¹ saithª ° the LORD;ª A voiceª was heardª ° in Ramah,ª lamentation,ª [and] bitterª weeping;ª Rahelª weepingª ° for¹ her childrenª refusedª ° to be comfortedª ° for¹ her children,ª because¹ they [were] not.¹" {Jer 31:15} + "Whenª the evenª was come,ª ° there cameª ° a richª manª ofª Arimathaea,ª namedª Joseph,ª whoª alsoª himselfª was² ° Jesus'² disciple:ª °¹" {Mtt 27:57}, Arimathea

Beeroth:
Eusebius says Beeroth was seven miles from Jerusalem, towards Nicopolis or Emmaus. Jerome, however, reads Neapolis or Shechem; but Reland prefers the former.