Bible Location

mount Gilboa

5 cross references · Modern-day map available

Mount Gilboa is the mountain ridge south-east of the Jezreel Valley where Saul's final battle was fought. It is important because it is inseparably linked with the death of Saul and Jonathan and the collapse of Saul's kingship. First appears in 1 Sam 31:1.1

Coordinates

32.51, 35.41

First appears

1 Sam 31:1

AI summary: Mount Gilboa is remembered almost entirely through tragedy, but that makes it one of the most emotionally charged landscapes in Samuel and Chronicles. The battle against the Philistines unfolds on its slopes, and the discovery of Saul's body there seals the end of his reign. David's lament keeps Gilboa alive in Israel's memory as a mountain marked by grief, defeat, and the loss of beloved leaders. The cross references present Mount Gilboa as a battlefield ridge where royal downfall became part of the nation's deepest mourning.1

Latitude

32.51

Longitude

35.41

Bible references

5