Gaash
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| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mount Gaash, Nahale-gaash |
| Most likely | within 10 km of Timnath-heres (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.008° N, 35.107° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 24:30 |
Gaash is a mountain named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 10 km of Timnath-heres (high confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 10 km of Timnath-heres | high (83%) | 32.008° N, 35.107° E |
| Khirbet esh Shuna | very low (6%) | 31.960° N, 35.092° E |
| not a proper name (landform) | very low (3%) | — |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 24:30And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
Judges
- Judges 2:9And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 23:30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 11:32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,Hurai from the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.