1 Samuel 11:5

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Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

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Jabesh-gilead was an Israelite town east of the Jordan, besieged by the Ammonites, a people east of Israel. Saul was at Gibeah in Benjamin when the news arrived; he summoned Israel to Bezek, and the victory led the people to Gilgal, where his kingship was publicly reaffirmed.

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1 Samuel 11:5 mentions Ammon, Bezek, Gibeah, Gilgal and Jabesh-gilead.

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner

Photo of Gibeah — Gibeah · Eli.berckovitz