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Gittaim

גִּתַּיִם/git-TAY-im/

“Two winepresses”

Summary

A town where the Beerothites took refuge, and later occupied by Benjamites after the exile.

☩Refuge of the Beerothites

Gittaim, meaning 'two winepresses,' was the town to which the inhabitants of Beeroth fled and lived as protected strangers. Beeroth was one of the Gibeonite cities, and the flight of its people may have been caused by Saul's persecution of the Gibeonites. The mention in 2 Samuel 4:3 suggests this flight was related to the troubled times following Abner's death and the murder of Ishbosheth.

Key verses:2 Samuel 4:3

☩Post-Exilic Settlement

After the return from Babylon, Gittaim was among the towns inhabited by Benjamites, listed with Ramah, Neballat, Lod, and other known towns northwest of Jerusalem. The exact site has not been discovered, but it was likely within Benjamin's territory.

Key verses:Nehemiah 11:33

Related Verses2 mentions

2 Samuel· 1 verse

4:3

Nehemiah· 1 verse

11:33

References

  1. 1.James Orr (ed.), "Gittaim," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Gittaim," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Gittaim," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  4. 4.John McClintock and James Strong, "Gittaim," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).