Gabatha
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
GABATHA . One of two eunuchs whose plot against Artaxerxes (the Ahasuerus, i.e. Xerxes, of canonical Est.) was discovered and frustrated by Mardocheus (Mordecai). Ad. Est 12:1. In Esther 2:21 he is called Bigthan and in Esther 6:2 Bigthana .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
gab´a -tha ( Γαβαθά , Gabathá ): A eunuch of Mardocheus (Additions to Esther 12:1).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(Γαβαθά ), one of the eunuchs of king Xerxes, the exposure of whose plots by Mardochaeus led to their execution (Esth. 12:1, Apocr.); evidently the BIGTHAN (See Bigthan) (q.v.) of the Heb. text (Esther 2:21).
