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City where the Philistines hung Saul's body on the walls after his death
Jordan ValleyHistorically Verified
Dug up since the 1920s, revealing an Egyptian garrison and Philistine-era artifacts — backing up the biblical account of this strategic city.
An ancient Canaanite city in the Jordan Valley where the Philistines displayed the bodies of Saul and his sons after the battle of Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 31). Later captured by Israel and fortified by Solomon, it appears in Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
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