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Bookmark or Share- Ashdod (ancient city) - WikipediaAshdod (Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 * ʾašdūd; Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד, romanized: ʾašdōḏ; Arabic: أسدود, romanized: ʾasdūd) or Azotus (Koinē Greek: Ἄζωτος, romanized: azōtos) was an ancient Levantine metropolis situated at Tel Ashdod, ' Mound of Ashdod', an archaeological site located a few kilometers south of the modern Ashdod in present-day Israel.
- Bible Map: Ashdodash'-dod ('ashdodh; Azotos; modern Esdud): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines. The name means stronghold or fortress, and its strength may be inferred by the fact that Psammetik I, of Egypt, besieged it for many years (Herodotus says 29).
- Ashdod, Israel - Jewish Virtual LibraryASHDOD (Heb. אַשְׁדּוֹד), city in the southern coastal plain of Ereẓ Israel; the ancient city was 3 mi. (4½ km.) from the sea, the modern city is on the seashore. Ancient Ashdod
- Ashdod Meaning - Bible Definition and References - Bible Study Toolsash'-dod ('ashdodh; Azotos; modern Esdud): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines. The name means stronghold or fortress, and its strength may be inferred by the fact that Psammetik I, of Egypt, besieged it for many years (Herodotus says 29).
- Ashdod - WikipediaAshdod (Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד, romanized: ʾašdōḏ, pronounced ⓘ; Arabic: أسدود, romanized: ʾasdūd, pronounced [ʔasˈduːd], or إسدود, ʾisdūd [ʔɪsˈduːd]; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 , romanized: *ʾašdūd) is the sixth-largest city in Israel.
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