Joshua 15:47

“Ashdod with her towns and, her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, etc.] Gaza was another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which (see Gill on “Amos 1:7”); (see Gill on “<360204>Zephaniah 2:4”); (see Gill on “<440826>Acts 8:26”); these, with the two other principalities not mentioned, Gath and Ashkelon, were in the western border of the tribe of Judah, which reached from Ekron, the first that is mentioned, unto the river of Egypt; of which (see <061504>Joshua 15:4); and the great sea, and the border [thereof]; the Mediterranean sea, called so in comparison of the lesser seas in Judea, the salt sea, and the sea of Tiberias; whose border was its shore, and the cities…”

“List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly populated. Joshua 15:21 Kabzeel was the native place of Benaiah 2 Samuel 23:20, who was famous as a slayer of lions. The Negeb was a principal haunt of these beasts. Joshua 15:24 Telem may be the…”

“Gaza: Judg. 16:1-21; Jer 47:1, Jer 47:5; Amo 1:6, Amo 1:7; Zep 2:4; Act 8:26 the river: Jos 15:4, Jos 13:3; Exo 23:31; Num 34:5, Num 34:6 Joshua 15:48”