Joshua 15:46

46 from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their 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, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages;

45 Ekron, with its towns and villages;

46 from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages;

47 Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages--as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coastline.

48 And in the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh,