Mount Gilboa
Mount Gilboa (Biblical Place • 32.510°N, 35.408°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 31:1 , 1 Sam 31:8 , 2 Sam 1:6 , 1 Chr 10:1 , 1 Chr 10:8 . It is closely linked with Mount Gilead (Biblical Place • Mount Gilboa • 32.510°N, 35.408°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:3 (identified with Mount Gilboa).
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Mount Gilboa (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 31:1 , 1 Sam 31:8 , 2 Sam 1:6 , 1 Chr 10:1 , 1 Chr 10:8 .) Mount Gilead (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:3 (identified with Mount Gilboa ).) Mount (Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:4 (identified with Mount of Olives ).) Gilboa (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 28:4 , 2 Sam 1:21 , 2 Sam 21:12 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 10:1 : "Now the Philistines fought against Israel ; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa ."; 1 Samuel 31:1 : "Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa ."; 1 Chronicles 10:8 : "And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 10 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 10 (14 verses)).