Joshua 15:46

46 from Ekron even unto 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 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages;

45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages;

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

47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt and the Great Sea and the border thereof.

48 And in the mountains: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,