Joshua 15:45

45 'Ekron, with its towns and villages -

Joshua 15:45 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:45

Ekron, with her towns and her villages.
] One of the five principalities of the Philistines, which with two more next mentioned, though they fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, were never possessed by them; for which reason perhaps Gath and Ascalon are not mentioned, and these are put for the rest; see ( Joshua 13:3 ) .

Joshua 15:45 In-Context

43 Yiftach, Ashnah, N'tziv,
44 Ke'ilah, Akhziv and Mareshah - nine cities, together with their villages.
45 'Ekron, with its towns and villages -
46 from 'Ekron to the sea; all those near Ashdod, with their villages;
47 Ashdod, with its towns and villages; 'Azah, with its towns and villages, to the Vadi of Egypt, with the Great Sea as its border.
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