Gibbethon (gĭb'be-thŏn), height. A town of Dan; given to the Kohathites, Joshua 19:44; Joshua 21:23; held by the Philistines in the reigns of Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri. 1 Kings 15:27; 1 Kings 16:17. The siege lasted 27 years.