From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
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Glossary
- Ashdod Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Ashdod.
- Ashkelon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Ashkelon.
- Egypt Place
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The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Ekron Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Miqne.
- Gath Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Safi.
- Gaza Place
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Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Tell Harube.
- Shihor Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Pelusiac branch of the Nile.