Mount Gaash

Mount Gaash

Mount Gaash was the name of a hill in ancient Israel, in the mountainous region of Ephraim. (Book of Judges 2:9) It is mentioned as a place of torrent valleys, which may refer to ravines in the vicinity. (2 Samuel 23:30)


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