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Gath can refer to: * Gath (surname) * Gath (city), the biblical city and home of Goliath. Main site is Gath of the Philistines, but there are also other locations Gath Gittaim and Gath Carmel *Gath-hepher, a border town in ancient Israel * ''Gath'' (magazine), the successor to ''Gairm'', the most significant Scottish Gaelic magazine for its longevity and range * Gath & Chaves, an Argentine luxury department store * The pen name of journalist George Alfred Townsend * G.A.T.H is the acronym for the American band Gregory and the Hawk * A fictional nation-state in the TV series ''Kings Kings or King's may refer to: *Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations. *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...
'', based on the biblical city * GATH is an abbreviation for the "Georgia Theatre" in Athens, Georgia, a mid-size concert venue near the University o ...
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Gath & Chaves
Gath y Chaves Sociedad Anónima (commonly given by the Argentines as "gatichaves")Quiénes fueron Gath y Chaves
by Soledad Gil on ''La Nación'', 2 May 2023
was an retail company headquartered in and founded in 1883 by Lorenzo Chaves (1854–1928) and Alfred Gath (1852–1936). It was then acquired by English company

Gath (surname)
Gath is a surname that may refer to *Alfredo Gath (1852–1936), Argentine businessman, co-founder of Gath & Chaves * Conor Gath (born 1980), Irish hurler *Kulan Gath, fictional character in Marvel Comics *Mikael Gath (born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player *Yoav Gath (born 1980), Israeli Olympic swimmer * The pen name of journalist George Alfred Townsend George Alfred Townsend (January 30, 1841 – April 15, 1914) was an American journalist and novelist who worked under the pen name Gath. He was one of the youngest war correspondents during the American Civil War. Over the course of his caree ...
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Gath (city)
Gath or Gat (; , Philistine language, Philistine: 𐤂𐤕 *''Gīt'') was one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis during the Iron Age. It was located in northeastern Philistia, close to the border with Kingdom of Judah, Judah. Gath is often mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and its existence is confirmed by Egyptian inscriptions. Already of significance during the Bronze Age, the city is believed to be mentioned in the El-Amarna letters as Gimti/Gintu, ruled by the two Šuwardata, Shuwardata and 'Abdi-Ashtarti. Another Gath, known as Ginti-kirmil (Gath of Carmel) also appears in the Amarna letters. The site most favored as the location of Gath is the archaeological mound or Tell (archaeology), tell known as Tell es-Safi in Arabic and Tel Zafit in Hebrew (sometimes written Tel Tzafit), located inside Tel Zafit National parks and nature reserves of Israel, National Park, but a stone inscription disclosing the name of the city has yet to be discovered. A Gittite is a person fr ...
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Gath-hepher
Gath-hepher or Gat Hefer () was a border town in the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE. According to the Deuteronomistic history, it was the home of the prophet#Judaism, prophet Jonah. History ''Gath'' means winepress in Hebrew. The town is mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible, in Joshua 19:13 and 2 Kings 14:25. In Joshua, a copying error has resulted in the form Gittah-hepher. Jerome in Roman Empire describes the town as "an inconsiderable village" and tells that the tomb of Jonah was nearby. Similarly, the Geography and cartography in the medieval Islamic world, medieval geographer Benjamin of Tudela also relates the tomb of Jonah in his travels to the area. Today the site, at latitude 32° 44' 30" north, N and longitude 35° 19' 30" east, E in the Galilee, is a small set of ruins on a hilltop near the Arab localities in Israel, Arab village of Mashhad, Israel, Mashhad five kilometres north of Nazareth and one kilometre from K ...
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Gath (magazine)
''Gath'' is the name of a Scottish Gaelic language magazine that was published by Gath Earranta. The first edition was published in August 2003, intending to replace the older ''Gairm'' magazine, which had closed. ''Gath'' aimed to reproduce the mainstream appeal of its predecessor, whilst attracting a younger audience with fresh topics, such as contemporary music and current events. Each issue contained a number of short stories, essays, and poems; over 500 short stories were published in the magazine. Bòrd na Gàidhlig provided a £5000 foundational grant and ongoing support, and Gath was published biannually from 2003 until at least 2008. The reception was generally positive.Mac Neacaill, Aonghas.A YEAR IN SCOTTISH GAELIC WRITING." Transcript: Europe's Online Review of International Writing. Originally published Dec 29, 2003. Accessed 19 Jan. 2017. Writers who published in the magazine include some of the most respected Gaelic writers, such as Christopher Whyte, Aonghas Phàdr ...
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George Alfred Townsend
George Alfred Townsend (January 30, 1841 – April 15, 1914) was an American journalist and novelist who worked under the pen name Gath. He was one of the youngest war correspondents during the American Civil War. Over the course of his career he worked for multiple newspapers including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Press, New York Herald, New York World and Chicago Tribune. He became well known as Washington D.C. correspondent for the New York World and his coverage of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He turned his daily reports into a book, ''The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth'', published in 1865. In 1871, he established and edited the Washington D.C. newspaper the ''Capital'' along with Donn Piatt, but left the venture soon after its creation. He built an estate on South Mountain near Burkittsville, Maryland, and named it Gapland. He built the National War Correspondents Memorial on his estate to recognize journalists who died in war. Afte ...
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Gregory And The Hawk
Meredith Marie Godreau is an American singer-songwriter performing under the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk, active since 2001. Early life Originally from Medfield, Massachusetts, Godreau moved to Potsdam, New York, when she was twelve. Career Godreau took on the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk in 2003, citing her influences as Nick Drake, Liz Phair and PJ Harvey. The name was derived from her brother, Gregory, and his imaginary childhood hawk. Demo EP She released her demo EP, including early versions of "Boats and Birds" and "Isabelle". When asked about going by her real name, Godreau responded, "There is no reason for it. But, I'd walk by places and it'd say 'Playing Tonight – Joe Jones' and I think that was super-boring and I'd never want to go to that show." Godreau began playing solo shows in small venues around New England until 2005 when she met Mike McGuire in New York. They played live shows together for several months before the bass guitarist Jeff Ratner and drumm ...
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