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:
Ashdod with all its surrounding towns and villages, Gaza with all its surrounding towns and villages, extending all the way to the river of Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea, including its coastline:
This verse describes part of the territory given to the tribe of Judah, including the major Philistine cities of Ashdod and Gaza along with all their surrounding areas extending to Egypt and the sea.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed listing of Judah's territorial inheritance when the Promised Land was divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after their conquest under Joshua. Ashdod and Gaza were major Philistine cities along the Mediterranean coast, and this territory represented some of the most fertile and strategically important land in ancient Palestine.
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