Bible Location
Meaning: tempest; commotion · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Gaash was the hill in Ephraim associated with Joshua's burial and later with nearby warriors in David's circle. It is important because it preserves one of the memorial landscapes tied to the close of Joshua's life. First appears in Josh 24:30.1
Place meaning
tempest; commotion
Coordinates
32.12, 35.15
First appears
Josh 24:30
AI summary: Gaash matters primarily through memory rather than large narrative action. Joshua's burial on its north side makes the hill part of the closing geography of conquest and inheritance, while later references to warriors from the same area keep the name alive in Israel's historical memory. That gives Gaash a quiet but durable significance within the hill country of Ephraim. The cross references present it as a memorial hill linking Joshua's legacy to later generations.1
Place meaning
tempest; commotion
Latitude
32.12
Longitude
35.15
Bible references
4
A shaking, a hill, on the north side of which Joshua was buried (Josh. 24:30; Judg. 2:9), in the territory of Ephraim. (See TIMNATH-SERAH.) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.