# Ashdod

## Ancient names

- Ἀζωτός (Azotos): Greek
- Asdūdu: Akkadian

Source: Pleiades, CC BY 3.0 (https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687838).

Photo: https://scriptoria.digital/_fotos/i202ddf.jpg (Yairapple, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_lonely_tree.JPG).

## Passages

- **Joshua 11:22** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/11/22
- **Joshua 13:3** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/13/3
- **Joshua 15:46-47** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/15/46
- **1 Samuel 5:1** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/5/1
- **1 Samuel 5:3** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/5/3
- **1 Samuel 5:5-7** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/5/5
- **1 Samuel 6:17** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/6/17
- **2 Chronicles 26:6** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/26/6
- **Nehemiah 4:7** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/4/7
- **Nehemiah 13:23-24** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/nehemiah/13/23
- **Isaiah 20:1** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/20/1
- **Jeremiah 25:20** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/25/20
- **Amos 1:8** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/amos/1/8
- **Amos 3:9** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/amos/3/9
- **Zephaniah 2:4** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zephaniah/2/4
- **Zechariah 9:6** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/9/6
- **Acts 8:40** (mention) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/8/40

## Coordinates

31.7572, 34.6578

## Straight-line distances

- **Ashkelon**: about 9 mi (15 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Ekron**: about 11 mi (18 km) in a straight line, a day on foot
- **Gaza**: about 21 mi (34 km) in a straight line, 2 days on foot
- **Caesarea**: about 53 mi (85 km) in a straight line, 4 days on foot
- **Jerusalem**: about 34 mi (55 km) in a straight line, 3 days on foot

## In the reference maps

- **Israel and Judah**: The two kingdoms: Israel until 722, Judah until 586 BC. https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/maps/israel-e-juda

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/ashdod
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171639
- Geography: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0 (https://www.openbible.info/geo/).
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).