^Jerusalem Talmud (Kila'im 9:3;Genesis Rabba § 98:15; not a ruin,per se, but a recognised land feature (e.g. "wine press") known to the ancients as "Gob'batha of Sepphoris," situate some 3biblical miles fromSepphoris.Marcus Jastrow explains "Gob'batha" as meanings "hills". InJ. Payne Smith'sA Compendious Syriac Dictionary the word is explained as meaning "a pit, hole, den, cavern." In the Jerusalem Talmud, the name is written in its elided-form, פפתה, instead of גובבתא/גופפתא. The place is said to have been the birthplace of Jonah the prophet.
