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of the prophet Jonah (2Ki 14:25). Jerome (Commentary on Jonah) speaks of Geth as an inconsiderable village, about 2 miles from Sepphoris on the Tiberias road, where the tomb of Jonah was shown.
Where is Gath-hepher in the Bible?
Gath-hepher was a town located in the territory of Zebulun in ancient Israel, in the northern region of the country. It is best known as the hometown of the prophet Jonah, son of Amittai, who is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25 as a prophet during the reign of King Jeroboam II. The town appears in the biblical record in the book of Joshua as part of the inheritance given to the tribe of Zebulun. According to early Christian tradition and medieval accounts, a tomb believed to be Jonah's was located near this village, making it a site of pilgrimage and religious significance in biblical geography.
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Gath-hepher
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)of the prophet Jonah (2Ki 14:25). Jerome (Commentary on Jonah) speaks of Geth as an inconsiderable village, about 2 miles from Sepphoris on the Tiberias road, where the tomb of Jonah was shown. Benjamin of Tudela says that Jonah the son of Amittai the prophet was buried "in the mountain" near Sepphoris (Bohn, Early Travels in Palestine, 88). These indications agree with the local tradition which identifies Gath-hepher with el-Meshhed, a village with ancient ruins on a height North of the road as one goes to Tiberias, about 2 miles from Nazareth, and half a mile from Kefr Kennah.
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(1) A city in the territory of Da named with Bene-berak and Me-jarkon, in the plain not far from Joppa (Jos 19:45), assigned to the Kohathite Levites (<ref osisRef="Bible:Josh