Gath-hepher
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gath Hepher, Gath-Hepher, Gittah-hepher |
| Most likely | Tel Gat Hefer (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.738° N, 35.320° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 19:13 |
Gath-hepher is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Tel Gat Hefer (high confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Gat Hefer | high (79%) | 32.738° N, 35.320° E |
| Mashhad | very low (1%) | 32.738° N, 35.324° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:13And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah–hepher, to Ittah–kazin, and goeth out to Remmon–methoar to Neah;From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 14:25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according 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.This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.
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.