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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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Damien Gath, 52, has experienced years of daily involuntary shaking and pain caused by the neurological condition, which he said made everyday tasks a struggle.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Mr Gath became the first patient in the East Midlands to be treated with a new drug, Produodopa, last week.

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

Crediting the leadership of Rae, Singleton and Joseph, Gath calls “Rap S—” an “amazing cinematography experiment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

The same occurred at Gath, when the ark was brought there, and, in consequence, the city of Ekron had refused to accept it.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max

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