International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Goah; Goath

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Goah; Goath


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gō´a, gō´ath (גּעה, gō‛āh; the King James Version; Septuagint reads ἐξ ἐκλεκτων λίθων, ex eklektō̇n lı́thōn): A place named in describing the boundaries of Jerusalem as restored in the “days to come” (). If Gareb is the Northeast hill, then probably Goah is to be identified with the Northwest hill, which is called by Josephus “the camp of the Assyrians” (BJ, V, vii, 3; xii, 2). See JERUSALEM.