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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.
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! ...
Gaza in postexilic and intertestamental times. Despite the conquests already mentioned, Gaza and the Philistines maintained some power and influence, as is indicated by Zechariah’s prophecy against them ( 9:5, 6 ). In the time of the Pers. invasion, Polybius (Hist 16, 22a) tells how brave the people of Gaza were.
Gaza in the Bible. AH. By Avi Hoffman. Gaza appears in 18 places in Tanakh. Pre-narrative mention of Gaza in Genesis: Genesis 10:19 - Gaza is within the Canaanite border. בראשית י׳:ט״ו-י״ט.
Gaza is mentioned only once in the New Testament , in the account of Philip and the eunuch. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., it became a center of Greek commerce and culture, and pagan influence was strong, while the church rounded there was struggling for existence.
Philistia Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted. Woe to you who live by the sea, you Kerethite people; the word of the LORD is against ...
Gaza first appears in Genesis 10:19 where it is demarcated as an outer border of Canaan. This is important – from the first book of the Bible, Gaza was considered geographically part of the...
