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Gath (Jos 11,22) – en by mentioned in 38 verses in the Bible

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Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit. Gat). Set fra nord. Strækker sig over ca. 50 ha. Udgravninger siden 1996 ledet af professor Aren M. Maeir, Bar-Ilan Universitet har godtgjort, at filistrene har beboet stedet, som derfor menes at være Goliats by, der også spillede en rolle i den unge Davids liv, mens Akish var konge dér (1 Sam. 21:11-15; 27-29; 1 Sam 21,11-15; 27-29). 2007. Foto: Hartvig Wagner, Late bronze (1550-1200 BC), EuroPLOT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Gath

A wine-vat, one of the five royal cities of the Philistines (Josh 13:3) on which the ark brought calamity (1 Sam 5:8, 9; 6:17). It was famous also as being the birthplace or residence of Goliath (1 S…

Læs om Gath i Bibelleksikon

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Gath

gath (gath; Septuagint Geth, "winepress"): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines (Josh 13:3; 1 Sam 6:17). It was a walled town (2 Chr 26:6) and was not taken by Joshua, and, although many c…

Læs om Gath i Bibelleksikon

Verses per book

Josh21 Sam152 Sam81 Kgs32 Kgs11 Kron42 Kron2Ps1Amos1Mik1
Alle 38 verses

Joshua

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Amos

Micah

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Location data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0) and OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Photos: Hartvig Wagner, EuroPLOT Resources. Leksikontekst: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915/1939), public domain.