Gittaim
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | Ras Abu Hamid (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.903° N, 34.890° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 4:3 |
Gittaim is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ras Abu Hamid (medium confidence; 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ras Abu Hamid | medium (49%) | 31.903° N, 34.890° E |
| Ramla | very low (10%) | 31.932° N, 34.874° E |
| another name for Gath-padalla | very low (9%) | 32.398° N, 35.040° E |
| Al Burj | very low (6%) | 31.902° N, 35.022° E |
| within 30 km of Beeroth | very low (3%) | 31.905° N, 35.215° E |
| within 7 km of Lod | very low (-15%) | 31.950° N, 34.900° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 4:3And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 11:33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
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.