1 Samuel 26:7

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So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.

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Gibeah was Saul’s hometown and royal base in Benjamin, while Ziph and its wilderness lay in the Judean hill country near the desolate Jeshimon. These locations frame Saul’s pursuit of David: the king has camped deep in David’s refuge territory, where David approaches Saul’s vulnerable camp.

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1 Samuel 26:7 mentions Gibeah, Jeshimon, Wilderness of Ziph and Ziph.

Photo of Gibeah — Gibeah · Eli.berckovitz

Photo of Jeshimon — Jeshimon · Nir Yariv

Photo of Wilderness of Ziph — Wilderness of Ziph · hatul