The place three miles southeast of Jericho at which the Israelite camp was made on the first night after crossing the Jordan (Josh. 4: 19; Josh. 5: 10; Josh. 10). Here the 12 stones from the Jordan were set up as a monument to the parting of the Jordan River by the power of God. It was a sacred city in the time of Saul (1 Sam. 10: 8; 1 Sam. 11: 14-15; 1 Sam. 13: 4, 15; 1 Sam. 15: 12-33); but later it was the scene of idolatrous worship (Hosea 4: 15; Hosea 9: 15; Hosea 12: 11; Amos 4: 4; Amos 5: 5).
A place near Bethel, visited by Elijah and Elisha (Deut. 11: 30; 2 Kgs. 2: 1).