GATH-HEPHER găth he’ fər (גִּתָּ֥ה חֵ֖פֶר, winepress of digging) KJV GITTAH-HEPHER, gĭt’ e hē fer. A town on the border of Zebulun and Naphtali in the tribe of Zebulun (Josh 19:13) and the home of the prophet Jonah. The town is prob. to be identified with Khirbet ez-Zurra, about three m. NE of Nazareth. Nearby, to the N, is the village of Meshhed, which is the traditional site of Jonah’s tomb. Archeological evidence for the occupation of this site during the time of Jonah has been found. Jerome reported visiting this tomb in his lifetime.