Michmash

A town in Benjamin perched above a steep ravine that became the stage for one of Israel's most dramatic underdog victories. The Philistines had occupied the pass with a massive force, while Saul's army shrank to 600 men camped at Geba. Jonathan and his armor-bearer climbed the cliffs alone to attack the garrison, killing twenty men and triggering a divine panic that routed the entire Philistine camp (1 Samuel 13-14). Centuries later, Isaiah used the route through Michmash to describe the Assyrian advance on Jerusalem (Isaiah 10:28). Returning exiles resettled the town after the Babylonian captivity (Nehemiah 7:31).