Gilboa
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Gilboa is a Hebrew word and the name of several places:
- Mount Gilboa, a biblical locale in Israel, where king saul's sons were killed by the philistines, and saul took his own life. (1 sam 31:4)
- Gilboa Regional CouncilGilboa Regional CouncilGilboa Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Gilboa mountain range. There are more than 22,000 residents in 38 settlements as of 2007...
- Two towns in the United States are named for the mountain:
- Gilboa, New YorkGilboa, New YorkGilboa 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 south part of the county and is southwest of Albany.- History :The town was first settled around 1760....
- Gilboa, OhioGilboa, OhioGilboa is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Gilboa is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Gilboa, New York
- Gilboa Fossil ForestGilboa fossil forestGilboa Fossil Forest, New York, USA, is cited as home to the Earth's oldest forest. Located near the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County, New York, the region is home to tree trunks from the Devonian Period, which occurred roughly 380 million years ago. The fossils, some of the only survivors of their...
- The fictional kingdom of Gilboa, in the American TV series Kings
- Gilboa Prison, Israeli Prison