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Gath-Hepher
Holman Bible Dictionary
(gawth-hee' fuhr) Place name meaning, “winepress on the watering hole.” A city on the eastern border of Zebulun's tribal allotment (Joshua 19:13 ). The prophet Jonah came from Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25 ). It is located at modern el-Meshed or nearby khirbet ez-Zurra, three miles northeast of Nazareth.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gath-Hepher'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​g/gath-hepher.html. 1991.