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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69584" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69584" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Ashdod]] (''ăsh'd'' ''ŏd'' ), ''stronghold, castle.'' One of the five confederate cities of the Philistines, allotted to Judah, Joshua 15:46-47 : the chief seat of Dagon-worship, 1 Samuel 5:1-12. It was three miles from the Mediterranean, and midway between Gaza and Joppa. The place is called Azotus in the New Testament. Acts 8:40. It is now a mean [[Tillage]] called Esdud; near it are extensive ruins. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30347" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30347" /> == |