Gath

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Gath
     a wine-vat, one of the five royal cities of the Philistines
     (Josh. 13:3) on which the ark brought calamity (1 Sam. 5:8, 9;
     6:17). It was famous also as being the birthplace or residence
     of Goliath (1 Sam. 17:4). David fled from Saul to Achish, king
     of Gath (1 Sam. 21:10; 27:2-4; Ps. 56), and his connection with


     it will account for the words in 2 Sam. 1:20. It was afterwards
     conquered by David (2 Sam. 8:1). It occupied a strong position
     on the borders of Judah and Philistia (1 Sam. 21:10; 1 Chr.
     18:1). Its site has been identified with the hill called Tell
     esSafieh, the Alba Specula of the Middle Ages, which rises 695
     feet above the plain on its east edge. It is noticed on
     monuments about B.C. 1500. (See {METHEGAMMAH}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Gath, a wine-press