1 Samuel 11:13

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Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for today Yahweh has worked deliverance in Israel.

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Ammon, east of the Jordan, had besieged Jabesh-gilead in Gilead; Saul rallied Israel at Bezek and led the relief, confirming his leadership. At Gilgal, after the victory, the people publicly renewed Saul’s kingship, while Gibeah was Saul’s home territory in Benjamin.

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1 Samuel 11:13 mentions Ammon, Bezek, Gibeah, Gilgal and Jabesh-gilead.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Gibeah — Gibeah · Eli.berckovitz