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Azzah

(the strong). The more accurate rendering of the name of the well-known Philistine city Gaza. (2:23; 1 Kings 4:24; Jeremiah 25:20)

In the Bible

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Verses where Azzah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Kings 4:24

    For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.

  • Deuteronomy 2:23

    And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)

  • Jeremiah 25:20

    all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Scripture on Azzah

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Entries that reference Azzah

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Azzah references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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