Mount Gilboa
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Mount Gilboa, sometimes referred to as the Mountains of Gilboa, is the name for a mountain range in Israel. It overlooks the Harod Valley to the north, and the Jordan Valley and Hills to the southeast
Mount Gilboa, 2007
Scenery on Mount Gilboa
Gilboa iris (Iris haynei)
Philistines
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The Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the southern coast of Canaan during the Iron Age. Their territory was organized into a confederation of city-states known collectively as Philist
Mount Gilboa
…gil referred to "mountain," the second part consisting of an unknown element. In the Hebrew Bible, Saul, Israel's first king, led a charge against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 28:4). The battle ends with the king falling on his own sword and Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Melchishua being killed…
Samson slays a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot).
Illustration depicting a Philistine victory over the Israelites (1896)
Peleset, captives of the Egyptians, from a graphic wall relief at Medinet Habu, in about 1185-52 BC, during the reign of Ramesses III
Peleset and Sherden prisoner being led by an Egyptian soldier under Ramesses III, Medinet Habu temple, around 1185–1152 BC