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Gethsemane in Naves Topical Bible

(A garden near Jerusalem) -Jesus betrayed in Mt 26:36-50; Mr 14:32-46; Lu 22:39-49; Joh 18:1,2...

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Gilboa in Naves Topical Bible

A hill south of Jezreel, where Saul was defeated by the Philistines, and died 1Sa 28:4; 31:1-8; 1Ch 10:1-8...

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Gilboa Scripture - 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....

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Gethsemane in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(an oil-press), a small "farm," Mt 26:36; Mr 14:32 situated across the brook Kedron Joh 18:1 probably at the foot of Mount Olivet, Lu 22:39 to the northwest and about one-half or three quarters of a mile English from the walls of Jerusalem, and 100 yards east of the bridge over the Kedron. There was a "garden," or rather orchard, attached to i...

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Gilboa in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a bubbling spring) a mountain range on the eastern side of the plain of Esdraelon, rising over the city of Jezreel. Comp. 1Sa 28:4 with 1Sam 29:1 It is mentioned in Scripture only in connection with one event in Israelitish history, the defeat and death of Saul and Jonathan by the Philistines. 1Sa 31:11; 2Sa 1:6; 21:12; 1Ch 10:1,8 Of the ide...

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Gilboa Scripture - 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....

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Gethsemane in Easton's Bible Dictionary

oil-press, the name of an olive-yard at the foot of the Mount of Olives, to which Jesus was wont to retire (Luke 22:39) with his disciples, and which is specially memorable as being the scene of his agony (Mark 14:32; John 18:1; Luke 22:44). The plot of ground pointed out as Gethsemane is now surrounded by a wall, and is laid out as a mod...

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Gilboa Scripture - 2 Samuel 1:21

Ye mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil....

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Gilboa in Easton's Bible Dictionary

boiling spring, a mountain range, now Jebel Fukua', memorable as the scene of Saul's disastrous defeat by the Philistines. Here also his three sons were slain, and he himself died by his own hand (1 Sam. 28:4; 31:1-8; 2 Sam. 1:6-21; 21:12; 1 Chr. 10:1, 8). It was a low barren range of mountains bounding the valley of Esdraelon (Jezreel) o...

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Gath in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

gath (gath; Septuagint Geth, "winepress"): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines (Josh 13:3; 1 Sam 6:17). It was a walled town (2 Ch 26:6) and was not taken by Joshua, and, although many conflicts took place between the Israelites and its people, it does not seem to have been captured until the time of David (1 Ch 18:1). It was rend...

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