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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(strong).
Hebrew
Azzah
, now Ghuzzeh. A city of
Philistia
(
Gen. 10:19
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. (Genesis 10:19)
); assigned to
Judah
(
Josh. 10:41; 15:47
41
And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. (Joshua 10:41)
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: (Joshua 15:47)
;
Judg. 1:18
18
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. (Judges 1:18)
); scene of
Samson
’s exploits (Judg. 16;
1 Kings 4:24
24
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. (1 Kings 4:24)
;
Acts 8:26
26
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. (Acts 8:26)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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1.
One of the five royal cities of the
Philistines
. We read of it as early as
Genesis 10:19
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. (Genesis 10:19)
as a border of
the Canaanites
. The
Anakim
dwelt there, but
Judah
was able to take Gaza and the coasts thereof (
Josh. 11:22
22
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. (Joshua 11:22)
;
Judg. 1:18
18
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. (Judges 1:18)
). In the
time
of
Samson
, however, the Philistines were in possession, and he was made a prisoner there (
Judg. 16:21
21
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. (Judges 16:21)
). It was held afterward by
Solomon
,
1 Kings 4:24
24
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. (1 Kings 4:24)
(where it is called
AZZAH
, as it is also in
Deut. 2:23
23
And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) (Deuteronomy 2:23)
and
Jer. 25:20
20
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, (Jeremiah 25:20)
); but had to be taken again by
Hezekiah
(
2 Kings 18:8
8
He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. (2 Kings 18:8)
). It was afterward smitten by
Pharaoh
(
Jer. 47:1,5
1
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. (Jeremiah 47:1)
5
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? (Jeremiah 47:5)
). Having been a stronghold of the Philistines, woes were pronounced against it by
the prophets
(
Amos 1:6-7
6
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
7
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: (Amos 1:6‑7)
;
Zeph. 2:4
4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. (Zephaniah 2:4)
;
Zech. 9:5
5
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. (Zechariah 9:5)
).
Gaza was the S.W. frontier town of
Palestine
, and did a large trade with the caravans to and from
Egypt
. It was taken by Cambyses, the Ptolemies, and by
Alexander
the Great, and was held in the twelfth century by the Knights Templars. It now forms the capital of the Turkish province. It is still a large though straggling town without walls, about two miles from
the
sea
, though in some of the ancient documents it is called a maritime city. It is now called
Ghuzzeh
or Gaza, 31° 30' N, 34° 28' E.
Acts 8:26
26
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. (Acts 8:26)
signifies that the way from
Jerusalem
to Gaza was
desert
. This is supposed to refer to the road through
Hebron
, for after leaving that city it is comparatively desert.
2.
City of
Ephraim
(
1 Chron. 7:28
28
And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: (1 Chronicles 7:28)
); but here many MSS read Ayyah.
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Gaza Ruins
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
1048
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Γάζα
Transliteration:
Gaza
Phonic:
gad’-zah
Meaning:
of Hebrew origin (
5804
); Gazah (i.e. Azzah), a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Gaza
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Strong; firm:―a strong fortress on the S. boundary of Philistia [AZZAH], Acts 8:26. {Valida; firma}
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