# Gaza

## Ancient names

- ʿAzzȧ: Biblical Hebrew
- Γάζα (Gaza): Greek
- Hazatu: Akkadian

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687902).

## Passages

- **Genesis 10:19** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/10/19
- **Deuteronomy 2:23** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/2/23
- **Joshua 10:41** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/10/41
- **Joshua 11:22** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/11/22
- **Joshua 13:3** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/13/3
- **Joshua 15:47** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/15/47
- **Judges 1:18** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/judges/1/18
- **Judges 6:4** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/judges/6/4
- **Judges 16:1-2** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/judges/16/1
- **Judges 16:21** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/judges/16/21
- **1 Samuel 6:17** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/6/17
- **1 Kings 4:24** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/4/24
- **2 Kings 18:8** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/18/8
- **Jeremiah 25:20** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/25/20
- **Jeremiah 47:1** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/47/1
- **Jeremiah 47:5** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/47/5
- **Amos 1:6-7** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/amos/1/6
- **Zephaniah 2:4** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zephaniah/2/4
- **Zechariah 9:5** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/9/5
- **Acts 8:26** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/8/26

## Coordinates

31.5040, 34.4644

## Straight-line distances

- **Ashkelon**: about 12 mi (19 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Ashdod**: about 21 mi (34 km) in a straight line, 2 days on foot
- **Ekron**: about 30 mi (48 km) in a straight line, 3 days on foot
- **Jerusalem**: about 49 mi (79 km) in a straight line, 4 days on foot

## In the reference maps

- **Israel and Judah**: The two kingdoms: Israel until 722, Judah until 586 BC. https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/israel-e-juda

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/gaza
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47492
- Geography: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0 (https://www.openbible.info/geo/).
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).