Gaza

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. Also called AZZAH
• A city of the PhilistinesJoshua 13:3Jeremiah 25:20
• One of the border cities of the CanaanitesGenesis 10:19
• A city of the Avim and AnakimDeuteronomy 2:23Joshua 11:22
• Allotted to JudahJoshua 15:47Judges 1:18
• A temple of Dagon, situated atJudges 16:23
• Samson dies atJudges 16:21–31
• On the western boundary of the kingdom of Israel in the time of Solomon1 Kings 4:24
• Struck by PharaohJeremiah 47:1
• Prophecies relating toAmos 1:6Amos 1:7Zephaniah 2:4Zechariah 9:5
• Desert ofActs 8:26–39
• 2. A city of the tribe of EphraimJudges 6:41 Chronicles 7:28

The passages, in Bible order (18)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 10:19

   and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 10:191 voice

   “(Verse 19.) And the boundary of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you come to Gerar, as far as Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboiim, to Lasha. These are the cities of Sidon and Gerar, and Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah and Zeboiim, which are known to all, but it is important to note that Lasha itself is now called Callirhoe, where the hot springs flow into the Dead Sea.

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2. Deuteronomy 2:23

   And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 2:231 voice

   “And the Avim, which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah,.... The same with the Avites, who appear to have inhabited some part of the land of the Philistines, in which Azzah or Gaza was, which was one of the five lordships of the Philistines, Jos 13:

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3. Joshua 11:22

   No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 11:221 voice

   “There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel,....

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4. Joshua 13:3

   All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

   ›Commentary on Joshua 13:31 voice

   “From Sihor, which is before Egypt,....

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5. Joshua 15:47

   Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 15:471 voice

   “Ashdod with her towns and, her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages,....

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6. Judges 1:18

   And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

   ›Commentary on Judges 1:181 voice

   “Also Judah took Gaza, with the coast thereof,....

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7. Judges 6:4

   encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys.

   ›Commentary on Judges 6:41 voice

   “And they encamped against them,....

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8. Judges 16:21–31

   Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.

   ›Commentary on Judges 16:21–312 voices

   “After the judgment of binding follows another judgment, namely the judgment of blinding, which is figured in the book of Judges, where it is said that the Philistines, when they had captured Samson, gouged out his eyes and made him grind at the mill. For …

   “But the one who has taken root as "a fruitful olive tree in the house of God" composes those words against the tyrant which we have heard in the psalm, saying, "Why do you glory in evil, you who are mighty in iniquity," whose "tongue" is "like a sharp razor." It was by means of these two things that [Samson] was led off, after [Delilah] had removed the beauty of his hair and cut off the "seven locks of curls" in which our strength lies.

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9. Judges 16:23

   Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”

   ›Commentary on Judges 16:231 voice

   “On the occasion of a great feast Samson is brought out of prison to the assembly of the Philistines, and set in sight of the people. There were nearly three thousand in number, men and women; and they insulted him with bitter reproaches, and carried him about in mockery, a trial harder to be borne than the very reality of captivity by a man conscious of innate power. For to live and die is natural, to be a laughing stock is counted a disgrace.

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10. 1 Kings 4:24

    For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.

    ›Commentary on 1 Kings 4:241 voice

    “For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river,.... Or beyond the river Euphrates, in the sense before given, 1Ki 4:21; which accounts for the plenty of provisions he had, and the revenue with which he supported such a table he kept: from Tiphsah even to Azzah; or Gaza, one of the five principalities of the Philistines.

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11. 1 Chronicles 7:28

    Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.

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12. Jeremiah 25:20

    all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

    ›Commentary on Jeremiah 25:201 voice

    “(v. 20) And to all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and to Ascalon, Gaza, Accaron, and the rest of Azotus. He generally placed the Philistines, that is, the land of the Palestinians, and specifically their cities Ascalon, Gaza, Accaron, and Azotus; he only remained silent about Gath, which is included in the rest. For this is what is written: And the rest of Azotus: for it is near and adjacent to Azotus, which in Hebrew is called Esdod, the region of the city of Gath.

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13. Jeremiah 47:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.

    ›Commentary on Jeremiah 47:11 voice

    “Now he directs his prophecy against foreigners. He calls the inhabitants of Ashkelon, Gaza, Azotus, Gath and Ekron "foreigners." He says that the prediction took place before Pharaoh struck Gaza, and he likens the army of the Babylonians to a flooding river swollen by rain …

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14. Amos 1:6

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.

    ›Commentary on Amos 1:61 voice

    “(Verse 6 and following) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment; because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, fire which shall devour its strongholds. I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, says the Lord.

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15. Amos 1:7

    So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.

    ›Commentary on Amos 1:71 voice

    “(Verse 6 and following) Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment; because they carried into exile a whole people to deliver them up to Edom. So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, fire which shall devour its strongholds. I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, says the Lord.

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16. Zephaniah 2:4

    For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

    ›Commentary on Zephaniah 2:42 voices

    “For Gaza shall be forsaken,....

    “(Verse 3, 4) Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, who have practiced His judgment; seek justice, seek meekness, perhaps you shall be hidden in the day of the Lord's fury. For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation. Ashdod shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted. LXX: Seek the Lord, all you lowly of the earth; do justice, seek righteousness, and answer it, that you may be protected in the day of the Lord's wrath.

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