From there it passes along on the east toward Gath-hepher, toward Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah — Gath-hepher (village of the well) is the hometown of the prophet Jonah (2 Kings 14:25). The inclusion of a later prophet's birthplace in an earlier allotment narrative suggests that the land's spiritual significance accumulates across time. Each settlement becomes sanctified through the lives lived within it.

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