Gath

-One of the five chief cities of the Philistines Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17; Amos 6:2;

Micah 1:10

-Anakim, a race of giants, inhabitants of Joshua 11:22

-Goliath lived in 1 Samuel 17:4; 1 Chronicles 20:5-8

-Obed-edom belonged to 2 Samuel 6:10

-The ark of the covenant taken to 1 Samuel 5:8

-Inhabitants of, called GITTITES Joshua 13:3

-David takes refuge at 1 Samuel 21:10-15; 27:2-7

-Band of Gittites, attached to David 2 Samuel 15:18-22

-Captured by David 1 Chronicles 18:1

-Shimei\’s servants escape to 1 Kings 2:39-41

-Fortified by Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:8

-Captured by Hazael 2 Kings 12:17

-Recovered by Jehoash 2 Kings 13:25

-Besieged by Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:6

-Called METHEGAMMAH in 2 Samuel 8:1

GATH-HEPHER

-A city of Zebulun 2 Kings 14:25

GATH-RIMMON

-1. A Levitical city of the tribe of Dan Joshua 19:45

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-2. A city of the tribe of Manasseh Joshua 21:24, 25; 1 Chronicles 6:69 .Also called

BILEAM 1 Chronicles 6:70