Giloh

Bible Place · City

Place data & photos: OpenBible.info (CC BY). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

About Giloh

Exile, a city in the south-west part of the hill-country of Judah (Josh. 15:51). It was the native place or residence of the traitor Ahithophel “the Gilonite” (Josh. 15:51; 2 Sam. 15:12), and where he committed suicide (17:23). It has been identified with Kurbet Jala, about 7 miles north of Hebron.

Description from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Where Giloh appears in Scripture

Joshua 15:51
2 Samuel 15:12

Go deeper

Ask Explain Bible AI about Giloh and get a fuller answer from a Reformed theological perspective.

Ask about Giloh