Gaza
("fortified".) One of the five Philistine cities, Mentioned
in the first and latest books of Scripture, and even now
exceeding Jerusalem in size. It is the most southwesterly
town toward Egypt, and lay on the great route between Syria
and that country, being in position and strength (as its
name means) the key of the line of communication. It ...
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called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name (Deut. 2:23; 1
Kings
4:24; Jer. 25:20), strong, a city on the
Mediterranean shore,
remarkable for its early importance as the chief
centre of a
great commercial traffic with Egypt. It is one of
the oldest
cities of the world (Gen. 10:19; Josh. 15:47). Its
earliest
inhabitants were the Avims, who...
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(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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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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