Gittah-hepher

Gittah-hepher (meaning digging; a wine-press), also known simply as Gath-hepher, was a town on the border of Zebulun's territory in Galilee. It is significant primarily as the birthplace of the prophet Jonah son of Amittai (2 Kings 14:25; Josh. 19:13). The site is generally identified with modern Khirbet ez-Zurra', near Nazareth. Jonah's ministry predated his famous journey to Nineveh and included a prophecy during the reign of Jeroboam II that Israel's borders would be restored, which came to pass.