Gath (2)
Gath is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is another name for Gath-padalla. The name means “a wine-press.”
Where is Gath?
Approx. 32.3984, 35.0401 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gath-padalla | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Gath 1 | settlement | Medium |
| another name for Gittaim | settlement | Low |
| Horbat Avimor | settlement | Low |
| Ras Abu Hamid | settlement | Low |
Verses that mention Gath
- 1 Chronicles 7:21
And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
- 1 Chronicles 8:13
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: