Gilboa may refer to:
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Mount Gilboa, a biblical site in Israel, where
King Saul's sons were killed by the
Philistine
The Philistines ( he, פְּלִשְׁתִּים, Pəlīštīm; Koine Greek (LXX): Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: ''Phulistieím'') were an ancient people who lived on the south coast of Canaan from the 12th century BC until 604 BC, when ...
s, and Saul took his own life (
1 Samuel
The Book of Samuel (, ''Sefer Shmuel'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the narrative history of Ancient Israel called the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books (Josh ...
31:4)
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Gilboa Regional Council
*Two towns in the United States are named for the mountain:
**
Gilboa, New York
Gilboa is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Gilboa is in the southern part of the county and is southwest of Albany.
History
The town was first settled around 1760. ...
**
Gilboa, Ohio
Gilboa is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The village is named after Mount Gilboa. The population was 184 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Gilboa is located at (41.017329, -83.921143).
According to the United States Census Bure ...
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Gilboa Fossil Forest
Gilboa Fossil Forest, New York, United States, is a petrified forest and one of the oldest known forests. Located near the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County, New York, the region is home to tree trunks from the Devonian period. The fossils, some of th ...
, New York state, USA
*The fictional kingdom of Gilboa, in the American TV series ''
Kings
Kings or King's may refer to:
*Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'' ...
''
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Gilboa (surname) Gilboa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Amir Gilboa (1917–1984), Ukrainian-born Israeli poet
* Jacob Gilboa (1920–2007), Israeli classical composer
*Itzhak Gilboa (born 1963), Israeli economist
*Tal Gilboa
Tal Gilboa ...
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Gilboa Prison
Gilboa Prison () is a high security prison in northern Israel, less than from the West Bank. It was built in 2004.
History
On 6 September 2021 it was the scene of the Gilboa Prison break
Guard tower Heth (ח׳) in the Gilboa prison, under wh ...
in Israel
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