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Gath-hepher or Gat Hefer (Hebrew: גַּת הַחֵפֶר, romanized: Gaṯ haḤēp̄er) was a border town in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE. According to the Deuteronomistic history, it was the home of the prophet Jonah. [1]
GATH-HEPHER. gath-he'-fer (gath ha-chepher, "winepress of the pit"): A town on the boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13; the King James Version in error, "Gittah-hapher"), the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2 Kings 14:25).
A town on the border of Zebulun and Naphtali in the tribe of Zebulun (Josh 19:13) and the home of the prophet Jonah. The town is prob. to be identified with Khirbet ez-Zurra, about three m. NE of Nazareth. Nearby, to the N, is the village of Meshhed, which is the traditional site of Jonah’s tomb.
GATH-HEPHER. gath-he'-fer (gath ha-chepher, "winepress of the pit"): A town on the boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13; the King James Version in error, "Gittah-hapher"), the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2 Kings 14:25).
GATH-HEPHER (Heb. גַּת חֵפֶר), a town on the border of the territory of *Zebulun, between *Japhia and Eth-Kazin (Josh. 19:13). It is referred to as the birthplace of the prophet *Jonah (ii Kings 14:25).
GATH-HEPHER. gath-he'-fer (gath ha-chepher, "winepress of the pit"): A town on the boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13; the King James Version in error, "Gittah-hapher"), the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2 Kings 14:25). Jerome (Commentary on Jonah) speaks of Geth as an inconsiderable village, about 2 miles from Sepphoris on the Tiberias road ...
Gath-he'pher (Heb. with the art. Gath ha-Che' pher, גִּת הִחֵפֶו , wine-press of the well; Sept. Γεθχόφερ, Vulg. Geth quae est in Opher), a town in Galilee, the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2Ki 14:25).
Gath-hepher is an ancient town mentioned in the Bible, located in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun. It is primarily known as the hometown of the prophet Jonah, a significant figure in the Old Testament. The town’s biblical mentions are brief but noteworthy, highlighting its role in the narrative of God’s interactions with His people.
2 Kings 14:25 - He 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 Gathhepher. 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV) 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
gath-he'-fer (gath ha-chepher, "winepress of the pit"): A town on the boundary of Zebulun (Josh 19:13; the King James Version in error, "Gittah-hapher"), the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2 Ki 14:25).
