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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Gittite (Gath)

A man from Gath. Obed-edom the Gittite kept the ark in his house before David brought it up to Jerusalem, and Ittai the Gittite brought his foreign troops to David's side when Absalom rebelled.

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First, in plain English

A man from Gath. Obed-edom the Gittite kept the ark in his house before David brought it up to Jerusalem, and Ittai the Gittite brought his foreign troops to David's side when Absalom rebelled.

Who this is

Gittite means a native of Gath, one of the five major Philistine cities. Obed-edom the Gittite kept the ark of the covenant in his house before David brought it to Jerusalem, and Ittai the Gittite led a contingent of loyal foreign troops who stood by David when Absalom rebelled.

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The word

H1663

Where it appears
  • Joshua 13:3
  • 2 Samuel 6:10
  • 2 Samuel 6:11
  • 2 Samuel 15:18
  • 2 Samuel 15:19
  • 2 Samuel 15:22
  • 2 Samuel 18:2
  • 2 Samuel 21:19
  • 1 Chronicles 13:13
  • 1 Chronicles 20:5

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