Gath: meaning of the name

Gath in Hebrew and Greek

Places named Gath

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Gath in Scripture

“Gath” appears in 36 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

• Joshua 11:22

  There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.

• Joshua 19:45

  And Jehud, and Bene–berak, and Gath–rimmon,

• Joshua 21:24

  Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

• Joshua 21:25

  And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

• 1 Samuel 5:8

  They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.

• 1 Samuel 6:17

  And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

• 1 Samuel 7:14

  And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

• 1 Samuel 17:4

  And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.