Mount gilboa in Biblical History

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What is Mount Gilboa?
GILBO'A
(bubbling fountain), a mountain east of the plain of Jezreel, about 10 miles long, running east-south-east and west-north-west; the northern slope is steep; the southern was probably once covered with forests, though it is now inhabited and cultivated. History. -- Gilboa was a place where Saul and Jonathan were slain in battle, and from whence Saul went to consult the witch of Endor. 1 Sam 28:4; 1 Sam 31:6; 1 Chr 10:1; 2 Sam 1:21. The mountain is now called Jebel Fukua'; the place is called Jelbon.

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