Ashkelon

Ashkelon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

Apocrypha As'calon (migration), one of the five cities of the Philistines, Jos 113:3; 1Sa 6:17 a seaport on the Mediterranean, 10 miles north of Gaza. Samson went down from Timnath to Ashkelon. Jud 14:19 In the post-biblical times Ashkelon rose to considerable importance. Near the town were the temple and sacred lake of Derceto, the Syrian Ven...

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Ashkelon Scripture - Zephaniah 2:7

And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity....

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Ashkelon in Easton's Bible Dictionary

=Askelon=Ascalon, was one of the five cities of the Philistines (Josh. 13:3; 1 Sam. 6:17). It stood on the shore of the Mediterranean, 12 miles north of Gaza. It is mentioned on an inscription at Karnak in Egypt as having been taken by king Rameses II., the oppressor of the Hebrews. In the time of the judges (Judg. 1:18) it fell into the ...

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Ashkelon Scripture - Jeremiah 47:5

Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off [with] the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? Thanks: Publix weekly ad, Kroger weekly ad, aldi ad, Walgreens weekly ad...

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