Gittaim

Gittaim was a town where the Beerothites fled and was later inhabited by the Benjamites after the Babylonian exile.

The name Gittaim means “a wine-press”

PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location near Hadid first mentioned at 2 Samuel 4:3; only referred to as Gittaim (גִּתָּ֑יִם).

Location

Identified as
Ras Abu Hamid
Certainty
Possible (49% of scholarship) · 5 other possible locations
Coordinates
31.903° N, 34.890° E
Gittaim
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Glossary entries

Gittaim

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. …because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
  2. Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,