Gitta

Gitta

( τὰ Γίττα ), a town of Samaria, mentioned by Justin Martyr (Apol. 2), Eusebius (Hist. Ecclesiastes 1:13), Zonarus (from Justin, 11, page 567), Theodoret (Corn pend. haeret. feb. 1), and by Epiphanius (adv. Haer. page 55) and Athanasius (Hist. Eccles. page 15), as the birthplace of Simon Magus; thought by some to be the GATH (See Gath) (q.v.) of Scripture (Reland, Palest. pages 813, 814), but discovered by Robinson (Researches, 3:144) in the modern Kuryet-Jit, a village rather more than two hours west of Nablus (comp. Schwarz, Palest. page 134). Another Gitta ( Γιτθᾶ ) is mentioned by Josephus (War, 1:17, 2) as a fortress at Machaerus (q.v.).