Biblical Ashdod: The Philistine City that Defied the God of Israel! True God vs Dagon! Ark of God!
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Tel Ashdod, once a mighty Philistine stronghold, was one of the five great cities that opposed Israel in biblical times. Famous as the place where the Ark of the Covenant humbled the idol of Dagon (1 Samuel 5), its ruins still echo with stories of power, pride, and Godβs intervention.
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Contents:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Location
3:59 - Historical Background
7:52 - Ashdod In the Bible
13:58 - Faith Lesson
Location
1. Ashdod is located on the Mediterranean Sea and is the northernmost of the five Philistine cities.
2. It's about 18 miles (29 km) south of Jaffa and Tel Aviv.
3. Tel Ashod is just about 2.5 miles (4.5 km) inland from the sea. It remains in its natural form and has undergone some excavations, but not extensive ones.
4. It appears that the city was large and extended all the way to the sea, or had another part of the city that was by the sea.
5. During the conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua and the Israelites, giants known as Anakim were found here (Josh. 11:22). Ashdod was allotted to Judah, but they failed to conquer it (Josh. 13:3, 15:46β47).
6. During the time of Samuel, Ashdod and the other main cities of the Philistines were still independent.
7. Ashdod was conquered and came under the authority of Assyria around 711 BC. Later, Babylon also conquered it around 605 BC.
8. In later times, the Ashdod-Yam Fortress (also called Qalβat el-Mina) was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik (685-705 AD) at the end of the seventh century AD on the ruins of a Byzantine settlement. The fortress was part of a coastal defense system
