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Gath
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Philistine city in the southern coastal plain of Palestine, one of the Philistines' five principal cities. It was the home of Goliath (I Samuel 17.52). It was captured by David (I Chronicles 18.13) and conquered by the Assyrian king Sargon in the 8th century bce . ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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