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Gath

British

/ ɡæθ /

noun

Douay spelling: Geth. Old Testament one of the five cities of the Philistines, from which Goliath came (I Samuel 17:4) and near which Saul fell in battle (II Samuel 1:20)

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Mr Gath underwent treatment with new infusion therapy on 10 July.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Before the treatment, Mrs Gath filmed him at home shaking as he tried to make a cup of coffee.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

The prevalent hypothesis, based on the Old Testament, historical sources, and Carbon-14 dating attributes the destruction of the structure to the devastation of Gath by Hazael, King of Aram Damascus, around 830 BCE.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Gath says they began by speaking with the creator of the rig for Alfonso Cuaron’s dystopian 2006 film “Children of Men,” then went to Miami to tweak and create their own iterations.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

And the king of Gath went there, and took Da-vid and his men with him.

From Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood by Pollard, Josephine

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