Gilboa

Gilboa (Hebrew: גלבוע‎) is a Hebrew word and the name of several places:

  • Mount Gilboa, a biblical site in Israel, where King Saul's sons were killed by the Philistines, and Saul took his own life (1 Samuel 31:4)
  • Gilboa Regional Council
  • Two towns in the United States are named for the mountain:
    • Gilboa, New York
    • Gilboa, Ohio
  • Gilboa Fossil Forest
  • The fictional kingdom of Gilboa, in the American TV series Kings
  • Israeli assault rifle manufacturer.