Biblical place

Where was Gaza?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Harube.

First appears in Genesis 10:19 · 12 books · 18 chapters

Overview

Called also Azzah, which is its Hebrew name. Modern identification: Tell Harube.

Gaza is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Harube. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:19 and is mentioned across 12 books, with 22 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 74 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 79 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 79 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 101 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 107 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gaza today

Travel to Gaza, the modern-day Tell Harube.

Gaza is commonly identified with Tell Harube, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Gaza is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tell Harube

31.504°N · 34.464°E

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