Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
), on the north border of Judah near Gibeah (Isa. 10:29; Josh. 18:24, 28). “From Geba to Beersheba” expressed the whole extent of the kingdom of Judah, just as “from Dan to Beersheba” described the whole length of Palestine (2 Kings 23:8). It has been identified with Gaba (Josh. 18:24; Ezra 2:26; Neh. 7:30), now Jeb’a, about 5 1/2 miles north of Jerusalem.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a hill), a city of Benjamin, with “suburbs,” allotted to the priests. (Joshua 21:17; 1 Chronicles 6:60) It is named amongst the first group of the Benjamite towns—apparently those lying near to and along the north boundary. (Joshua 18:24) Here the name is given as Gaba. During the wars of the earlier part of the reign of Saul, Geba was held as a garrison by the Philistines, (1 Samuel 13:3) but they were ejected by Jonathan.
It is now the modern village of Jeba, which stands picturesquely on the top of its steep terraced hill, six miles north of Jerusalem, on the very edge of the great Wady Suweinit, looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, which also retains its old name of Mukhmas .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
GE'BA (kill), a Levitical city of Benjamin, Josh 21:17; 1 Chr 6:60; also called Gaba. Josh 18:24. In the reign of Saul it was held by the Philistines, but taken by Jonathan, 1 Sam 13:3; was a northern landmark of Judah, 2 Kgs 23:8; was rebuilt by Asa, 1 Kgs 15:22; held by the Assyrians, Isa 10:29; peopled by Benjamites after the Captivity. Ezr 2:26. Geba and Gibeah appear to be sometimes confounded in the English Version (see 1 Sam 14:5), though they were separate towns. Geba was near Michmash and on the south side of the ravine.
It has been identified with Jeba, a deserted village 6 miles north of Jerusalem, and 1 mile from Michmash. The ravine now called Wady Suweinit is the ancient pass of Michmash. 1 Sam 14:5, 1 Sam 14:31.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
a hill; cup