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Gath Scripture - 1 Samuel 17:52

And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron....

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Gaza in Naves Topical Bible

1. Also called AZZAH A city of the Philistines Jos 13:3; Jer 25:20 One of the border cities of the Canaanites Ge 10:19 A city of the Avim and Anakim De 2:23; Jos 11:22 Allotted to Judah Jos 15:47; Jud 1:18 A temple of Dagon, situated at Jud 16:23 Samson dies at Jud 16:21-31 On the western boundary of the kingdom of Israel in the time ...

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Gaza Scripture - Joshua 15:47

Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border [thereof]:...

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Gaza Scripture - 2 Kings 18:8

He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city....

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Gehenna in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ga-hen'-a (geenna (see Grimm-Thayer, under the word)): Gehenna is a transliteration from the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ge-hinnom, "valley of Hinnom." This latter form, however, is rare in the Old Testament, the prevailing name being "the valley of the son of Hinnom." Septuagint usually translates; where it transliterates the form is different...

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Gennesaret Scripture - Luke 5:1

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,...

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Gath Scripture - 1 Samuel 27:3

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, [even] David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife....

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Gaza Scripture - Genesis 10:19

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha....

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Gath in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a wine press), one of the five royal cities of the Philistines; Jos 13:3; 1Sa 6:17 and the native place of the giant Goliath. 1Sa 17:4,23 It probably stood upon the conspicuous hill now called Tell-es-Safieh, upon the side of the plain of Philistia, at the foot of the mountains of Judah; 10 miles east of Ashdod, and about the same distance so...

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Gaza in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(the fortified; the strong) (properly Azzah), one of the five chief cities of the Philistines. It is remarkable for its continuous existence and importance from the very earliest times. The secret of this unbroken history is to be found in the situation of Gaza. It is the last town in the southwest of Israel, on the frontier towards Egypt. The ...

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