the fifth of the Philistine cities. It was a place of strength in
the time of the prophets Amos and Micah, and is placed by Jerom on the
road between Eleutheropolis and Gaza. It appears to have been the
extreme boundary of the Philistine territory in one direction, as Ekron
was on the other. Hence the expression, “from Ekron even unto Gath,” 1
Sam. vii, 14.
the time of the prophets Amos and Micah, and is placed by Jerom on the
road between Eleutheropolis and Gaza. It appears to have been the
extreme boundary of the Philistine territory in one direction, as Ekron
was on the other. Hence the expression, “from Ekron even unto Gath,” 1
Sam. vii, 14.