Atlas Biblica

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    Gilboa

    גִּלְבֹּעַ

    Mount Gilboa was the site of a battle where Saul and his sons were killed by the Philistines (1Sa.28.4; 2Sa.1.21; 21:12).

    Where the story of Gilboa happensWhere the gazetteer locates Gilboa, framed to them: Gilboa. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gilboa
    Where the gazetteer locates Gilboa
    verses
    3
    first named
    1 Samuel 28:4
    last named
    2 Samuel 21:12
    feature
    mountain
    coordinates
    32.43°N · 35.41°E
    mountain32.43°N · 35.41°E

    Mount Gilboa (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Gilboa in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mount Gilboa is a mountain range located in northern Israel, southwest of the Sea of Galilee. It is most notably associated with the final battle and death of King Saul and his sons. The Philistines had gathered their forces at Shunem, while Saul and the Israelite army camped on Mount Gilboa (1Sa.28.4). In the ensuing battle, the Philistines fought fiercely against Israel, and Saul and his sons, including Jonathan, were killed on Mount Gilboa (1Sa.31.1-6). After the battle, the Philistines found the bodies of Saul and his sons and fastened them to the wall of Beth-shan (1Sa.31.10). Later, valiant men from Jabesh-gilead retrieved the bodies and buried them (1Sa.31.11-13; 2Sa.21.12). In his lament for Saul and Jonathan, David cursed the mountains of Gilboa, expressing his grief over their deaths (2Sa.1.21). The events at Mount Gilboa marked the end of Saul's reign and paved the way for David to become king over Israel. The mountain range stands as a reminder of the tragic fate of Saul and his sons and the transfer of power to the Davidic dynasty.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. 1 Samuel1 verse

      28:4

    2. 2 Samuel2 verses

      1:2121:12

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    via Philistia and Saul’s warfare of Israel and SaulIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Philistia and Saul’s warfare of Israel and SaulPhilistiaAn ancient people and region in Canaanvia Philistia and Saul’s warfare of Israel and SaulSaulFirst king of Israel, anointed by Samuelvia Philistia and Saul’s warfare of Israel and SaulShunemTown in Issachar; home of the Shunammite woman

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