Formerly a city of the Hivites, on one of the hills of Benjamin, about 5 miles north of Jerusalem, frequently mentioned in O.T. history (Josh. 9; Josh. 10; 2 Sam. 2: 12-17; 2 Sam. 20: 5-10; 2 Sam. 21: 1-14; 1 Kgs. 3: 4-15; 1 Chr. 16: 39; 2 Chr. 1: 3, 13).