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Gaza (עַזָּה, azzah; Γάζα, Gaza). The Philistine coastal capital within the tribal allotment of Judah (Josh 15:47; Josephus, Antiquities 5:81). Gaza lay at the intersection of two important trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean. The “Way of the Sea,” or Via Maris (compare Isa 9:1), ran between Egypt and Mesopotamia (Africa and Asia). The desert route that connected the Red Sea and Arabia with the Mediterranean also crossed through Gaza—making it a constantly contested city.
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