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<p> '''Gath''' (''găth'' ), ''winepress.'' One of the five cities of the Philistines, &nbsp;1 Samuel 5:8; &nbsp;1 Samuel 6:17; &nbsp;Amos 6:2; &nbsp;Micah 1:10; a stronghold of the Anakim, &nbsp;Joshua 11:22; home of Goliath, &nbsp;1 Samuel 17:4; place whither the ark was carried, &nbsp;1 Samuel 5:8; where David sought refuge, &nbsp;1 Samuel 21:10-15; was strengthened by Rehoboam, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 11:8; taken by Hazael of Syria, &nbsp;2 Kings 12:17; probably recovered by Jehoash, &nbsp;2 Kings 13:25; broken down by Uzziah, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 26:6; was probably destroyed before the time of the later prophecies, as it is omitted from the list of royal cities. See &nbsp;Zephaniah 2:4; &nbsp;Zechariah 9:5-6. Probably Tel es-Safi, 15 miles south of Ramleh and 12 miles southeast of Ashdod. </p>