an ancient city of Palestine, frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, though not occurring in the New. It is identified with El-Jibh, which is a moderately sized village, seated on the summit of a hill, five miles north by west from Jerusalem. The houses stand very irregularly and unevenly, sometimes almost above one another. They seem to be chiefly rooms in old massive ruins, which have fallen down in every direction. One large building still remains, probably a former castle or tower of strength. Towards the east the ridge of the hill sinks a little, and here, a few rods from the village, just below the top of the ridge towards the north, is a fine fountain of water. It is in a cave, excavated in and under the high rock, so as to form a large subterranean reservoir. Not far below it, among olive trees, are the remains of an open reservoir, about 120 feet in length by 100 in breadth. It was doubtless designed to receive the superfluous waters of the cavern, and there can be little question but that this was "the Pool of Gibeon" mentioned in 2 Sam. ii. 13; and, in the whole, we find the "Great waters that are in Gibeon" of Jer. xii. 12.