Gath-hepher

Gath-hepher

Gath-hepher (găth-hēˈfər), in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, near Nazareth. It was the home of Jonah. An alternate form is Gittah-hepher.
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From there it ran [back] to the east, toward the sunrise, to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, where it curved to Neah.
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