Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
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HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment
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Glossary
- Gaza Place
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Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Tell Harube.
- Ashkelon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Ashkelon.
- Great Sea Place
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(Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean ( Gen. 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isa. 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isa. 21:1 ; Jer. 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea. Modern identification: Mediterranean Sea.
- Philistia Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Ashkelon.