Ashdod

Ashdod appears in 21 verses of the Bible, from Joshua to Acts.

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In the Bible dictionary

Ashdod was a chief Philistine city where Dagon fell before the captured Ark; later called Azotus, it was a stop on Philip's preaching route in Acts.

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Key passages

  • None of the descendants of Anak were left in all the land of Israel, though some still remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

    Joshua 11:22 · Read the chapter
  • After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.

    1 Samuel 5:1 · Read the chapter
  • Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.

    2 Chronicles 26:6 · Read the chapter
  • But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the work was going ahead and that the gaps in the wall of Jerusalem were being repaired, they were furious.

    Nehemiah 4:7 · Read the chapter
  • In the year when King Sargon of Assyria sent his commander in chief to capture the Philistine city of Ashdod,

    Isaiah 20:1 · Read the chapter
  • along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod.

    Jeremiah 25:20 · Read the chapter

Every verse (21)

2 Chronicles
2Ch 26:6
Isaiah
Isa 20:1
Jeremiah
Jer 25:20
Zephaniah
Zep 2:4
Zechariah
Zec 9:6

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