On nearby Mount Gilboa, Saul, the first king of Israel, was defeated by the Philistines in a dramatic battle, during which Jonathan and two of Saul’s other sons were killed and Saul himself committed suicide. ​ — 1 Samuel 31: 1 - 5.
खोऱ्‍याच्या अगदी पलिकडे उत्तरेस मोरे टेकडी आहे. इथेच, शास्ता गिदोन आणि त्याच्या सैन्यावर हल्ला करण्याच्या तयारीने मिद्यानी लोकांनी तळ ठोकला होता.