Gath-hepher
GATH-HEPHER
In Zebulun, was the birthplace of Jonah, 1Ki 4:10 ; 2Ki 14:25 . It lay near Sepphoris, on a road leading to Tiberias.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Gath-hepher
(Heb. with the art. Gath ha-Che’pher, , wine-press of the well; Sept. , Vulg. Geth quae est in Opher), a town in Galilee, the birthplace of the prophet Jonah (2Ki 14:25). It is stated by Eusebius and Jerome to have been in the tribe of Zebulun (Onomast. s.v. , Gethefer). The latter (Praef ad Jon.) speaks of it as a small place two miles from Sepphoris, on the way to Tiberias, and says that the sepulcher of Jonah was shown in his day. Benjamin of Tudela, in the 12th century, says that the tomb of Jonah was still shown on a hill near Sepphoris (Early Travels in Pal. page 89). It was doubtless the same as GITTAH-HEPHER, situated in the east of Zebulun (Jos 19:13). The position corresponds well to that of ea-Meshadn , a village on the top of a rocky hill, in which is still shown a Muslim tomb, of the prophet Jonah (Robinson, Researches, 3:209, note; De Saulcy, Narrative, 2:318; Thomson, Land and Book, 2:122; Schwarz, Palest. page 89; Van de Velde, Memoim, page 312). SEE GUFTA.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Gath-hepher
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). It has been identified with the modern el-Meshed, a village on the top of a rocky hill. Here the supposed tomb of Jonah, Neby Yunas, is still pointed out.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Gath-Hepher
(“the winepress of the well”.) Jos 19:12-13. On Zebulun’s border, near Japhia (Yafa). Jonah’s birthplace (2Ki 14:25). Now El Meshhad, where his tomb is still shown, two miles E. of Sefurieh (Sepphoris).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Gath-Hepher
GATH-HEPHER (Jos 19:13 [AV [Note: Authorized Version.] wrongly Gittah-hepher, which is simply the form of the name with He locale], 2Ki 14:25, wine press of the pit or well).The home of the prophet Jonah. It lay on the border of Zebulun, and is mentioned with Japhia and Rimmonthe modern Yf and Rummneh. Jerome, in the preface to his Com. on Jonah, speaks of Geth quae est in Opher (cf. Vulg. [Note: Vulgate.] 2Ki 14:25), and places it 2 Roman miles from Sepphoris (Seffrieh), on the road to Tiberias. This points to el-Meshhed, a village on a slight eminence N. of the Tiberias road, 1/2 mile W. of Kefr Kenna, where one of Jonahs many reputed tombs is still pointed out.
W. Ewing.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Gath-Hepher
gath-hefer ( , gath ha-hepher, winepress of the pit): A town on the boundary of Zebulun (Jos 19:13; the King James Version in error, Gittah-hapher), the birthplace 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.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Gath-Hepher
H1662
A city of Zebulun.
2Ki 14:25
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Gath-hepher
Gath-he’pher. (wine-press on the hill). A town on the border of the territory of Zebulun, not far from Japhia, now ‘Yafa, Jos 19:12-13, celebrated as the native place of the prophet, Jonah. 2Ki 14:25. El-Meshhad, a village two-miles east of Sefurieh, is the ancient Gath-hepher.