Gittaim
Gittaim is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Ras Abu Hamid. The name means “a wine-press.”
Where is Gittaim?
Approx. 31.9030, 34.8899 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ras Abu Hamid | settlement | Medium |
| Ramla | settlement | Low |
| another name for Gath-padalla | settlement | Low |
| Al Burj | settlement | Low |
| within 30 km of Beeroth | settlement | Low |
| within 7 km of Lod | settlement | Low |
Gittaim in the Bible dictionary
Two wine-presses, (2 Sam. 4:3; Neh. 11:33), a town probably in Benjamin to which the Beerothites fled.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Gittaim
- 2 Samuel 4:3
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
- Nehemiah 11:33
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,