Mountains in the Bible

Mountains in the Bible

MOUNTAIN, noun [Latin adjective, montanus.] A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude. We apply mountain to the largest eminences on the globe; but sometimes the word is used for a large hill. In general, mountain denotes an elevation higher and larger than a hill; as the Altaic mountains in Asia, the Alps in Switzerland, the Andes in South America, the Allegheny mountains in Virginia, the Catskill in New York, the White mountains in New Hampshire, and the Green mountains in Vermont. The word is applied to a single elevation, or to an extended range.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Gilboa

Boiling spring, a mountain range, now Jebel Fukua', memorable as the scene of Saul's disastrous defeat by the Philistines. Here also his three sons were slain, and he himself died by his own hand (1 Sam. 28:4; 31:1-8; 2 Sam. 1:6-21; 21:12; 1 Chr. 10:1, 8). It was a low barren range of mountains bounding the valley of Esdraelon (Jezreel) on the east, between it and the Jordan valley. When the tidings of this defeat were conveyed to David, he gave utterance to those pathetic words in the "Song of the Bow" (2 Sam. 1:19-27).

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Hitchcock's Names Dictionary

Gilboa

revolution of inquiry

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Naves Topical Index

Gilboa

A hill south of Jezreel, where Saul was defeated by the Philistines, and died.
1 Sam 28:4; 1 Sam 31:1-8; 1 Chr 10:1-8

Bible Usage:

• Gilboaused 8 times.

• First Reference: 1 Samuel 28:4
• Last Reference: 1 Chronicles 10:8

Dictionaries:

• Included in Eastons:Yes
• Included in Hitchcocks:Yes
• Included in Naves:Yes
• Included in Smiths:No
• Included in Websters:No
• Included in Strongs:Yes

Strongs Concordance:

• H1533 Used 8 times

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