Thematic Bible: Gazathites


Thematic Bible



from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites Verse ConceptsRulersFive People

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and waited in ambush for him all that night at the city gate. While they were waiting quietly, they said, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.” Verse ConceptsDawnWaitingAmbushActing All NightAttempting To Kill Specific People

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