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Orville J. Nave

Nave’s Topical Bible

Public-domain topical Bible (1896) · 5,322 entries on site

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GAZA

–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 of Solomon 1Ki 4:24 .Struck by Pharaoh Jer 47:1 .Prophecies relating to Am 1:6 , 7 ; Zep 2:4 ; Zec 9:5 .Desert of Ac 8:26-39 –2. A city of the tribe of Ephraim Jud 6:4 ; 1Ch 7:28

GAZATHITES

–Inhabitants of Gaza Jos 13:3 –Called GAZITES, in Jud 16:2

GEZER

–Also called GAZER, GAZARA, GAZERA, and GOB –A Canaanitish royal city –King of, defeats Joshua Jos 10:33 ; 12:12 –Canaanites not all expelled from, but made to pay tribute (taxes) Jos 16:10 ; Jud 1:29 –Allotted to the half-tribe of Ephraim Jos 16:3 , 10 ; 1Ch 7:28 –Assigned to Levites Jos 21:21 –Battle with Philistines at 1Ch 20:4 ; 2Sa 21:18 –Struck by David 1Sa 27:8 –Fortified by Solomon 1Ki 9:15-17 ; 12:23