-A city of the tribe of Benj amin Nehemiah 11:31, 32
-Called \”the city of the priests,\” 1 Samuel 22:19
-The home of Ahimelech, the priest 1 Samuel 21 : 1 ; 22: 1 1
-Probable seat of the tabernacle in Saul\’s time 1 Samuel 21 :4, 6, 9
-Destroyed by Saul 2 Samuel 22: 19
-Prophecy concerning Isaiah 10:32