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 == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69584" /> ==
-<p> '''Ashdod''' (''Ăsh'D'' ''Ŏd'' ), ''Stronghold, Castle.'' One of the five confederate cities of the Philistines, allotted to Judah, &nbsp;Joshua 15:46-47 : the chief seat of Dagon-worship, &nbsp;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. &nbsp;Acts 8:40. It is now a mean [[Tillage]] called Esdud; near it are extensive ruins. </p>
+<p> [[Ashdod]] (''Ăsh'D'' ''Ŏd'' ), ''Stronghold, Castle.'' One of the five confederate cities of the Philistines, allotted to Judah, &nbsp;Joshua 15:46-47 : the chief seat of Dagon-worship, &nbsp;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. &nbsp;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" /> ==