Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 19:13
And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
13. Gibeah ] Here, as in Isa 10:29 b, clearly south of Ramah, now er-Rm; it may well have occupied the ruined site called Tell el-Fl, 2 miles N. of Jerusalem. This is the Gibeah of Saul mentioned in 1Sa 10:26; 1Sa 11:4; 1Sa 15:34, Is. l.c. (see Jos., Wars Jdg 19:2; Jdg 19:1), and known also as G. of Benjamin, 1Sa 13:2; 1Sa 13:15 ; 1Sa 14:16. It is to be distinguished from Geba, 1Sa 14:5, Isa 10:29 a etc., now Jeba‘, E. of er-Rm. The name = hill was a common one (e.g. Jos 15:57 in Judah, ib. Jos 24:33 RVm. in Ephraim), and easily leads to confusion.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Both which places lay in Benjamins portion, a little northward from Jerusalem, and in the road from Bethlehem-judah to Gibeah.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
13. in Gibeah, or in RamahThefirst of these places was five miles northeast, the other from fourto five north of Jerusalem.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And he said to his servant, come, and let us draw near,…. And get on as fast as we can:
to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah; which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and he left it to his servant to go to either, to that which was most convenient, because of the time of the day, it being near sun setting; now, as before observed, Gibeah was not quite four miles from Jerusalem; whereas, according to Jerom s, Ramah was six miles, and therefore we find they took up at Gibeah, as being nearest of these two places; [See comments on Jos 18:24] [See comments on Jos 18:25] [See comments on Ho 5:8]
s De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(13) Or in Ramah.This town, now el-Ram, is only two miles beyond Gibeah. The two places are often mentioned together (Hos. 5:8). The Levite is naturally anxious to push on homewards as fast as he can. Perhaps he knew that Gibeah did not bear a good character, and that it would be better to get as far as Ramah if possible. In countries where there are no public inns, each town and village gets a character of its own from the reports of travellers.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
13. In Gibeah, or in Ramah Cities of Benjamin lying northward from Jerusalem, one about an hour, the other two hours, or more, distant. See Jos 18:25; Jos 18:28.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And he said to his servant, ‘come, and let us draw near to one of these places, and we will lodge in Gibeah or in Ramah.’
So he decided to set off to one of the nearby Israelite towns, either Gibeah or Ramah, which were close to each other, about two miles apart. Fatally Gibeah was the nearest.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Probably in those days there were no public inns. But yet might not a Levite, and no doubt his dress indicated the order to which he belonged, have reasonably expected accommodation from every Israelite? The Lord had expressly pointed out that his Levites should have no inheritance with their brethren, because the Lord himself was their portion. But then this implied how much every true lover of the Lord would love a Levite! Jos 13:33 . But is there not in all this, somewhat that pointed to the Prince of Levites? Did not this intimate that Jesus was to be the inheritance of all his tribes? Dearest Lord! let it never be said of me, or any of thine, I was a stranger and ye took me not in. Mat 25:43 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jdg 19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Ver. 13. In Gibeah, or in Ramah. ] They took up at Gibeah, which is held to be the same with either Gibeon, or Geba, cities given to the Levites out of Benjamin’s lot, Jos 21:17 but detained from them, belike, by the Benjamites; or if enjoyed by the Levites, the following wickedness there committed was so much the worse. Isa 26:10
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gibeah: Jos 18:25, Jos 18:26, Jos 18:28, 1Sa 10:26, Isa 10:29, Hos 5:8
Reciprocal: Jdg 20:31 – the house of God