Biblical place

Where was Gath?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell es Safi.

First appears in Joshua 11:22 · 10 books · 22 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Safi.

Gath is represented in the local geography layer as Tell es Safi. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 11:22 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 38 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 34 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 60 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gath today

Travel to Gath, the modern-day Tell es Safi.

Gath is commonly identified with Tell es Safi, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Gath is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tell es Safi

31.700°N · 34.847°E

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