The Definition of the word Winefat

Winefat

Consisted of two vats or receptacles, (1) a trough (Heb. gath, Gr. lenos) into which the grapes were thrown and where they were trodden upon and bruised (Isa. 16:10; Lam. 1:15; Joel 3:13); and "(2) a trough or vat (Heb. yekebh, Gr. hypolenion) into which the" "juice ran from the trough above, the gath (Neh. 13:15; Job" "24:11; Isa. 63:2, 3; Hag. 2:16; Joel 2:24). Wine-presses are" "found in almost every part of Palestine. They are "the only sure" relics we have of the old days of Israel before the Captivity. Between Hebron and Beersheba they are found on all the hill slopes; they abound in southern Judea; they are no less common in the many valleys of Carmel; and they are numerous in "Galilee." The "treading of the wine-press" is emblematic of" "divine judgment (Isa. 63:2; Lam. 1:15; Rev. 14:19, 20)."