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1 Samuel 26:1

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The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

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Gibeah was Saul’s royal hometown in Benjamin, while Ziph and its wilderness lay in the hill country of Judah near the desolate Jeshimon region. The Ziphites’ report that David was hiding there alerts Saul and renews his pursuit of David.

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1 Samuel 26:1 mentions Gibeah, Jeshimon, Wilderness of Ziph and Ziph.

Gibeah · Eli.berckovitz
Jeshimon · Nir Yariv
Wilderness of Ziph · hatul
Ziph · hatul

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