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Gath,וְ גַּתMareshah,וְ מָרֵשָׁהZiph,וְ זִיף
Study it in the app“Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,”
Gath,וְ גַּתMareshah,וְ מָרֵשָׁהZiph,וְ זִיף
Gath
See it on the mapWhere else “gat” appearsMareshah
Mareshah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah; also the name of two men of Judah.
Where else “maresha” appearsZiph
Ziph: the name of two towns of Judah, one in the Negev and one in the hill country; also of a man of Judah.
Where else “zif” appearsGath ?
Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel
A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.
Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).