Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gath-hepher?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Gat Hefer.

First appears in Joshua 19:13 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Wine-press of the well, a town of Lower Galilee, about 5 miles from Nazareth; the birthplace of Jonah (2 Kings 14:25); the same as Gittah-hepher (Josh. 19:13). Modern identification: Tel Gat Hefer.

Gath-hepher is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Gat Hefer. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:13 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention