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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GAZITES

gaz'-its:

Inhabitants of Gaza, who were Philistines when the Israelites came into contact with them (Joshua 13:3 Judges 16:2), but there was an older stratum of population which occupied the place before the invasion of the Philistines, probably of Amorite stock.

Strong's Hebrew

5841. Azzathi -- inhab. of Gaza
... Definition: Gazite. Word Origin from Azzah Definition inhab. of Gaza NASB Word
Usage Gazite (1), Gazites (1). Gazathite, Gazite. Patrial ...
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Library

Prefatory Remarks, by Valesius,
... were, during the empire of Valens, eminent in the monasteries of Palestine; that
they lived near Bethelia, a village in the country of the Gazites, and were ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/prefatory remarks by valesius.htm

The War Between Aristobulus and Hyrcanus About the Kingdom;
... this: That king Alexander and his wife made him general of all Idumea, and that
he made a league of friendship with those Arabians, and Gazites, and Ascalonites ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 the war between.htm

Scriptural Poems; Being Several Portions of Scripture Digested ...
... And when the Gazites heard he was come thither: Straightway they gathered themselves
together To compass him about, and lay in wait All night, to take him in ...
/.../scriptural poems being several portions.htm

Thesaurus

Gazites (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GAZITES. gaz'-its: Inhabitants ... stock.
Multi-Version Concordance Gazites (2 Occurrences). Joshua 13 ...
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Gazite (1 Occurrence)
... Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted
as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the ...
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Gittite (10 Occurrences)
... Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted
as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the ...
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Gazathites (2 Occurrences)
... GAZATHITES. ga'-zath-its (`azzathim): The inhabitants of GAZA (which see) (Joshua
13:3 the King James Version), rendered "Gazites" (Judges 16:2). ...
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Gittites (2 Occurrences)
... Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted
as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the ...
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Gazzah (1 Occurrence)

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We'll (15 Occurrences)
... Judges 16:2 It was told the Gazites, saying, "Samson is here!" They surrounded him,
and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all ...
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Ekronites (2 Occurrences)
... Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted
as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the ...
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Ekron (20 Occurrences)
... Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted
as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the ...
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Ekronite (1 Occurrence)
... Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted
as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the ...
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Bible Concordance

Gazites (2 Occurrences)

Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
(WEB ASV BBE)

Judges 16:2 It was told the Gazites, saying, "Samson is here!" They surrounded him, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be until morning light, then we will kill him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Gazites

Related Terms

Gazite (1 Occurrence)

Gittite (10 Occurrences)

Gazathites (2 Occurrences)

Gittites (2 Occurrences)

Gazzah (1 Occurrence)

We'll (15 Occurrences)

Ekronites (2 Occurrences)

Ekron (20 Occurrences)

Ekronite (1 Occurrence)