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Gibeon, Namibia

Gibeon is a village in the Hardap Region of southern Namibia, founded around 1863 when the Witbooi Nama under Kido Witbooi settled there and a Rhenish Mission station was established. It became the seat of the Witbooi captains, including Hendrik Witbooi, who led the Nama rising against German rule from October 1904.

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Witbooi Nama

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gibeon, Namibia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gibeon-namibia
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“Gibeon, Namibia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gibeon-namibia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Gibeon, Namibia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gibeon-namibia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Gibeon, Namibia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gibeon-namibia (Accessed: ).

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