Mount Gilboa (Mount Gilead)

Mountain on the east side of the plain of Esdraelon between Galilee on the north and Samaria on the south (modern Jebel Fuqu‘ah). Many battles were fought in the area, including Deborah’s defeat of Sisera.

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Mount Gilboa

Type: Mountain
Hebrew name: הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ
Means: bubbling fountain
Name today:
Mentioned in GT: 9 times
Mentioned in NT: 0 times
Position: 32.509842, 35.408436
Height above sea level: 123m

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References (9)

Mentioned in total 9 times in the Bible:
Judg. 7:3, 1 Sam. 28:4, 1 Sam. 31:1, 1 Sam. 31:8, 2 Sam. 1:6, 2 Sam. 1:21, 2 Sam. 21:12, 1 Chron. 10:1, 1 Chron. 10:8

Relaterad persons

 Jonatan (Sauls son) (dog här)
 Saul (Israels förste kung) (dog här)

Identification

10/10. fully confirmed, archaeological findings and tradition confirm the identification of this place.

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