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Shunem

Shunem is a small village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa Joshua 19,18. Shunem is where: The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel; 1Samuel 28,4 Where Abishag, King David's companion in his old age, came from; 1Kings 1,1 and Where the prophet Elisha was hospitably entertained by a rich woman whose son Elisha later revived after the son died.

Located at 32.6056, 35.3343 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hebrew Bible places

Ein Harod

Ein Harod was a kibbutz in Israel between 1921 and 1952, when it split into Ein Harod (Ihud) and Ein Harod (Meuhad). It was located in the north of the country near Mount Gilboa.

Located at 32.5603, 35.3908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former kibbutzim, Gilboa Regional Council, Populated places established in 1921, Jewish villages in the Ottoman Empire, Populated places established in 1931, Jewish villages in the Mandate for Palestine, 1952 disestablishments

Gilboa Regional Council

Gilboa 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. The size of the area is about 250,000 dunams. It is bordered on the north and west by the Jezreel Valley and the Jezreel Valley Regional Council; on the south by the Samarian mountains, and on the east by the Beit She'an Valley and the Beit She'an Valley Regional Council.

Located at 32.5503, 35.395 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regional councils in Israel, Gilboa Regional Council

Nurit

Nurit was a moshav on Gilboa Mountain in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants to Israel from Yemen. It is named after the nearby Arab village Nuris, which lies in the adjacent valley. The Arab village was captured on May 29, 1948, during the Israeli War of Independence. The residents of the moshav abandoned it after nine years, except for one woman who continued to live there until the early 1970s.

Located at 32.5418, 35.3561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former moshavim, Gilboa Regional Council

Highway 71 (Israel)

Highway 71 is an east-west highway that passes through the Jezreel Valley and the Beit She'an Valley, below the north slopes of the Gilboa mountains, in northern Israel. The road follows a path parallel to Harod Creek in Harod Valley and to a railroad track for the defunct Valley Railroad. The road is 35 km long, and it leads from Afula in the west, via Beit She'an, and it terminates at a border crossing on the Jordan River.

Located at 32.5583, 35.3708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roads in Israel

Zrubavel Gilad

Zrubavel Gilad was a Hebrew poet, editor and translator.

Located at 32.5603, 35.3908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1912 births, 1988 deaths, Moldovan Jews, Jews in Mandatory Palestine, Israeli Jews, Jewish poets

Jezreel (city)

Jezreel was an ancient Israelite city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar, and later within the northern Kingdom of Israel. According to the Book of Kings, the royal palace of King Ahab in Jezreel was adjacent to the vineyard of Naboth. Prior to the division of the United Kingdom of Israel, the city was also the hometown of Ahinoam, first wife of King David.

Located at 32.5579, 35.328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Israel, Jewish history, National parks of Israel, Hebrew Bible cities, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Bronze Age sites in Israel, Iron Age sites in Israel