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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GATH-HEPHER

gath-he'-fer (gath ha-chepher, "winepress of the pit"):

A town on the boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13; the King James Version in error, "Gittah-hapher"), the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2 Kings 14:25). Jerome (Commentary on Jonah) speaks of Geth as an inconsiderable village, about 2 miles from Sepphoris on the Tiberias road, where the tomb of Jonah was shown. Benjamin of Tudela says that Jonah the son of Amittai the prophet was buried "in the mountain" near Sepphoris (Bohn, Early Travels in Palestine, 88). These indications agree with the local tradition which identifies Gath-hepher with el-Meshhed, a village with ancient ruins on a height North of the road as one goes to Tiberias, about 2 miles from Nazareth, and half a mile from Kefr Kennah.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

1662. Gath-hachepher -- "wine press of digging," home of Jonah
... "wine press of digging," home of Jonah. Transliteration: Gath-hachepher Phonetic
Spelling: (gath-hah-khay'-fer) Short Definition: Gath-hepher. ...
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Library

The Historicity of the Book of Jonah.
... to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant
Jonah, the son of Amittai the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher." 2 Kings 14:25 ...
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The Kingdom Divided
... NOTE."The study of this book is by questions. 1. Draw full-page map, locating Joppa,
Nineveh, Tarshish and his native place, Gath-hepher. See II Kings 14:25. ...
/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/v the kingdom divided.htm

Jonah and Micah.
... of Amittai. His home was Gath-hepher, a village of Zebulun, and he, therefore,
belonged to the ten tribes and not to Judah. He is ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter xx jonah and micah.htm

The Twelve Minor Prophets.
... 9. We learn from 2 Kings 14:25 that Jonah, the son of Amittai, was of Gath-hepher,
which is undoubtedly the same as Gittah-hepher, a town of the tribe of ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxiii the twelve minor.htm

Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ...
... against Moab "in the old days," and which is appropriated by Isaiah (xvi.13, 14),
has been attributed to Jonah, son of Amittai, of Gath-Hepher, who actually ...
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ATS Bible Dictionary

Gath-Hepher

In Zebulun, was the birthplace of Jonah, 1 Kings 4:10; 2 Kings 14:25. It lay near Sepphoris, on a road leading to Tiberias.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Wine-press of the well, a town of Lower Galilee, about 5 miles from Nazareth; the birthplace of Jonah (2 Kings 14:25); the same as Gittah-hepher (Joshua 19:13). It has been identified with the modern el-Meshed, a village on the top of a rocky hill. Here the supposed tomb of Jonah, Neby Yunas, is still pointed out.

Thesaurus

Gathhepher (1 Occurrence)
... These indications agree with the local tradition which identifies Gath-hepher with
el-Meshhed, a village with ancient ruins on a height ...Gathhepher (1 Occurrence ...
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Gath-hepher (2 Occurrences)
Gath-hepher. Gathhepher, Gath-hepher. Gath-he'pher . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
Gathhepher, Gath-hepher. Gath-he'pher . Reference Bible.
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Amittai (2 Occurrences)
... True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah
1:1). Int. ... He was from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (2 Kings 14:25 Jonah 1:1). ...
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Neah (1 Occurrence)
... NEAH. ne'-a (ha-ne`ah, "the neah"; Annoua): A town in the lot of Zebulun
(Joshua 19:13), mentioned along with Gath-hepher and Rimmon. ...
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Gittahhepher (1 Occurrence)
... (Joshua 19:13). See GATH-HEPHER. Int. ... GITTAH-HEPHER. git-a-he'-fer (gittah chepher):
the King James Version (Joshua 19:13) for Gath-hepher. ...
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Gath-he'pher (1 Occurrence)
Gath-he'pher. Gath-hepher, Gath-he'pher. Gathrimmon . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(See RSV). Gath-hepher, Gath-he'pher. Gathrimmon . Reference Bible.
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Gittah-hepher (1 Occurrence)
... (Joshua 19:13). See GATH-HEPHER. Int. ... GITTAH-HEPHER. git-a-he'-fer (gittah chepher):
the King James Version (Joshua 19:13) for Gath-hepher. ...
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Eth-kazin (1 Occurrence)
... eth-ka'-zin (`ittah qatsin; the King James Version Ittah Kazin): A town on the eastern
border of Zebulun, mentioned between Gath-hepher and Rimmon (Joshua 19:13 ...
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Ethkazin (1 Occurrence)
... eth-ka'-zin (`ittah qatsin; the King James Version Ittah Kazin): A town on the eastern
border of Zebulun, mentioned between Gath-hepher and Rimmon (Joshua 19:13 ...
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Rimmon (22 Occurrences)
... It is about 4 miles North of el Mesh-hed, usually considered to be the site of
Gath-hepher. See PEF, I, 363, Sh VI. EWG Masterman. RIMMON (2). ...
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Bible Concordance

Gath-hepher (2 Occurrences)

Joshua 19:13 and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretcheth unto Neah;
(ASV BBE DBY JPS NAS RSV)

2 Kings 14:25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath unto the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Jehovah, the God of Israel, which he spake by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.
(ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Gath-Hepher

Gath-Hepher: A City of Zebulun

Related Terms

Gath-hepher (2 Occurrences)

Amittai (2 Occurrences)

Neah (1 Occurrence)

Gittahhepher (1 Occurrence)

Gath-he'pher (1 Occurrence)

Gittah-hepher (1 Occurrence)

Eth-kazin (1 Occurrence)

Ethkazin (1 Occurrence)