Gath-hepher
A place in the Bible
A town in Galilee, in the land of the tribe of Zebulun. The prophet Jonah came from there.
What happened here
- Jonah: the Book of Kings speaks of a prophecy of the prophet Jonah, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher.
Today
It was in the land of the tribe of Zebulun, in Galilee.
Where it appears in the Bible
2 Kings 14:25
What the Bible says
2 Kings 14:25
He restored the borders of Israel from the entrance of Emath, unto the sea of the wilderness, according to the word of the Lord the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonas the son of Amathi, the prophet, who was of Geth, which is in Opher.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: 2 Kings 14:25; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Jonas”