Biblical place
Where was Gath-hepher?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Gat Hefer.
First appears in Joshua 19:13 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
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). Modern identification: Tel Gat Hefer.
Gath-hepher is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Gat Hefer. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 19:13 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Gath-hepher today
Travel to Gath-hepher, the modern-day Tel Gat Hefer.
Gath-hepher is commonly identified with Tel Gat Hefer, 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-hepher 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.