'Area' in the Bible
The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.
Then the men of Israel left Mizpah and chased the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth Car.
Saul approached Samuel in the gate area and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
In the initial attack, Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty men in an area of about half an acre of land.
There were Hebrews from the area who had gone earlier into the camp to join the Philistines, but even they joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the mountain at a distance with a large area between them.
We conducted a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, on the area of Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb. We burned Ziklag."
So he led him, and there were the Amalekites, spread out over the entire area, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.