Joshua 15:46

46 From Ekron, west to the sea, all that bordered Ashdod with its villages;

Joshua 15:46 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:46

From Ekron even unto the sea
The Mediterranean sea, or the west, as the Targum:

all that [lay] near Ashdod, with their villages;
this is the Azotus of the New Testament, ( Acts 8:40 ) , another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which and Ekron (See Gill on Amos 1:8) and (See Gill on Zephaniah 2:4).

Joshua 15:46 In-Context

44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah - nine towns and their villages.

45 Ekron with its towns and villages;

46 From Ekron, west to the sea, all that bordered Ashdod with its villages;

47 Ashdod with its towns and villages; Gaza with its towns and villages all the way to the Brook of Egypt. The Great Sea is the western border.

48 In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,