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Answer. Gaza, also called Azzah, is first mentioned in Genesis as one of the border cities of Canaan ( Genesis 10:15–19 ). The city was on the border of Israel and Egypt in the southwest part of Israel near the Mediterranean Sea. Gaza is one of the oldest cities in history.
The Bible prophesizes suffering and destruction in Gaza. Because of the terrible and detestable sins of the Philistines, four of the Lord’s prophets— Jeremiah, Amos, Zephaniah, and Zechariah—prophesied judgment on Gaza.
King James Version. 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. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall ...
3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. 4 But the Lord will take away her possessions. and destroy her power on the sea,...
Gaza is a city along the Mediterranean Sea that often marked the southwestern edge of the region because it borders the desert (Genesis 10:19; Joshua 10:41). Originally part of Canaanite territory, Gaza was conquered and ruled by Egypt for three hundred and fifty years before the Philistines took over in the twelfth century BC.
Where Does Gaza Appear in the Bible? Gaza is first listed in Genesis 10:19 as one of the cities of the Philistines. It was also associated with the Canaanite conquest.
In 30 b.c. Gaza came under the control of Herod the Great (Jos Antiq. XV. vii. 3; War I. XX. 3), but after his death it reverted to the province of Syria (Jos. Antiq. XVII. xi. 4; War II. vi. 3) as the imperial coins of Gaza, which begin to show up after Herod’s death, demonstrate.
