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Gilboa

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Gilboa (gĭlbō`ə), Arabic Jabal Faqquah, range of hills, eastern spur of the Samarian Hills, located at the southeastern edge of the Esdraelon plain, NE Israel; rising to 1,630 ft (497 m) at Mt. Gilboa. In the Bible, Saul was defeated and severely wounded there by the Philistines and killed himself.
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I wondered if Captain Nemo, foolishly imprudent, would steer his vessel into that pass where Dumont d'Urville's two corvettes touched; when, swerving again, and cutting straight through to the west, he steered for the Island of Gilboa.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Skirting its southern border rises "Little Hermon," over whose summit a glimpse of Gilboa is caught.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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