Gaash

Gaash (meaning: tempest; commotion) was a hill in the hill country of Ephraim associated with the burial of Joshua. Joshua was buried at Timnath-serah, which lay on the north side of the hill of Gaash (Joshua 24:30; Judges 2:9). The precise location of Gaash remains uncertain, though it lay in the tribal territory of Ephraim in the central highlands of Canaan. The brooks of Gaash are also mentioned in the roster of David's mighty men, where Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash is listed among the thirty (2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:32).

The hill's association with Joshua's burial gives it a degree of historical and religious significance in the tribal memory of Israel. Joshua's grave at the border of his inheritance marked the end of the conquest era. The reference to the brooks of Gaash — streams running near or from the hill — suggests a landscape with sufficient water for settlement, consistent with the hill country of Ephraim where springs and seasonal streams were common.