Joshua 15:47

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Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border [of it].

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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These names belong chiefly to Judah’s territorial allotment: its southern, western, hill-country, wilderness, and border towns, bounded by the Salt Sea, Jordan, Mediterranean coast, and neighboring Edom. Joshua 15:47 specifically notes Gaza, Ashdod, and their villages, showing Judah’s allotted reach toward the Philistine coast.

Places in this passage

Joshua 15:47 mentions Achzib, Adadah, Adullam, Adummim, Akrabbim, Anab, Anim, Arab, Ashdod, Ashnah, Azekah, Azmon, Baalah, Beersheba, Beth-anoth, Beth-hoglah, Beth-shemesh, Beth-tappuah, Beth-zur, Brook of Egypt, Carmel, Chesalon, Chesil, Debir, Dumah, Edom, Eglon, Ekron, Engedi, En-rogel, En-shemesh, Eshtemoa, Ether, Ezem, Gaza, Gederah, Gederothaim, Gedor, Great Sea, Gulloth-mayim, Hadashah, Halhul, Hazor, Hebron, Heshmon, Hezron, Humtah, Iim, Jabneel, Jagur, Jarmuth, Jattir, Jebus, Jerusalem, Jezreel, Joktheel, Jordan, Juttah, Kadesh-barnea, Kain, Karka, Keilah, Kiriath-jearim, Lachish, Lebaoth, Lower Gulloth, Madmannah, Maon, Mareshah, Mount Baalah, Mount Ephron, Mount Jearim, Naamah, Negeb, Nephtoah, Nezib, Salt Sea, Sansannah, Shephelah, Shikkeron, Shilhim, Socoh, Socoh, Timnah, Timnah, Upper Gulloth, Valley of Achor, Valley of Hinnom, Valley of Rephaim, Zanoah, Zenan, Ziklag, Zin, Zin, Ziph and Zorah.