Shunem: Joshua 19:18; 2 Kings 4:8
Gilboa: 1 Samuel 31:1; 2 Samuel 1:6, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 21:12
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1 Samuel 28:4
1 Samuel 28:4
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