וַיֵּלֶךְ לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו עַל פְּנֵי צוּרֵי הַיְּעֵלִים

We are told that Shaul went to search for Dovid as his men "upon the cliffs of the Ibexes (יעלים)". Even today Ein Gedi remains home to the ibex (יעל) which is a type of mountain goat that is extremely agile and versatile.

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