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Gath

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | Copyright information

Gath , unidentified royal city of the Philistines, on the borders of Judah. In the Bible, it was the birthplace of Goliath, and it was a place of refuge for David in the outlaw years. Later he had a loyal bodyguard of Gittites, i.e., inhabitants of Gath.

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