The meaning of “גִּלְבֹּעַ”
Understanding Gilbôaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Gilboa. - § Gilboa = "swollen heap" - Gilboa, a mountain of Palestine 1) a mountain-ridge at the southeastern end of the...
גִּלְבֹּעַ
Gilboa. - § Gilboa = "swollen heap" - Gilboa, a mountain of Palestine 1) a mountain-ridge at the southeastern end of the plain of Jezreel, site of the death of Saul and Jonathan
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 31:1 | “Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.” Word: גִּלְבֹּעַ (Gilbôaʻ) | |
| 2 Samuel 1:21 | “Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.” Word: גִּלְבֹּעַ (Gilbôaʻ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 10:8 | “And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.” Word: גִּלְבֹּעַ (Gilbôaʻ) |