The Canaanite border went from Sidon going towards Gerar as far as Gaza, and going towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
Acts 8:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: ‘Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is the desert road. ,) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Rise and proceed southward or at midday on the road that runs from Jerusalem down to Gaza. This is the desert [route]. American Standard Version (1901) But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. Common English Bible An angel from the Lord spoke to Philip, “At noon, take the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.) Catholic Public Domain Version Now an Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Rise up and go toward the south, to the way which descends from Jerusalem into Gaza, where there is a desert." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is desert. |
The Canaanite border went from Sidon going towards Gerar as far as Gaza, and going towards Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to enquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron #– #beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.’
Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain, as will Ekron, for her hope will fail. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
They said, ‘Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and God-fearing man, who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear a message from you.’
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.
At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?
from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) #– #the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites
Ashdod, with its surrounding villages and settlements; Gaza, with its surrounding villages and settlements, to the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.