How to Pronounce Gilboa
gil-BOH-uh
Gilboa is pronounced gil-BOH-uh (gɪlˈbəʊɑː): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Gilboa mean?
Gilboa means “revolution of inquiry”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Gilboa?
Gilboa is the mountain range where Saul gathered Israel to face the Philistines (1 Samuel 28:4) and where he and his sons fell in the battle that ended his reign (1 Samuel 31:8). In his lament, David cried out against these hills, 'Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you' (2 Samuel 1:21).
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