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The '''Battle of Mount Gilboa''' was fought between the [[Israelites]] under [[King Saul]] and the [[Philistines]] in 1013 B.C.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref> and was a Philistine victory.  Saul's son [[Jonathan]] was killed and Saul was wounded in that battle and chose to take his own life (fall on his sword) before the Philistines could get to him. (I Samuel 31))
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The '''Battle of Mount Gilboa''' was fought between the [[Israelites]] under [[King Saul]] and the [[Philistines]] in 1013 B.C.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979</ref> and was a Philistine victory.  Saul's son [[Jonathan]] was killed and Saul was wounded in that battle and chose to take his own life (by falling on his sword) before the Philistines could get to him (I Samuel 31).
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:32, May 28, 2008

The Battle of Mount Gilboa was fought between the Israelites under King Saul and the Philistines in 1013 B.C.[1] and was a Philistine victory. Saul's son Jonathan was killed and Saul was wounded in that battle and chose to take his own life (by falling on his sword) before the Philistines could get to him (I Samuel 31).


References

  1. Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979