Askelon/Ashkelon

As'kelon. Askelon — As'kelon, Apocrypha As'calon (migration), one of the five cities of the Philistines, Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17 a seaport on the Mediterranean, 10 miles north of Gaza. Samson went down from Timnath to Ashkelon. Judges 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 Venus. The soil around was remarkable for its fertility. Ashkelon played a memorable part in the struggles of the Crusades.

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Occurences In Authorized Version
11 Verse(s)

Judges 1:18, Jdg 14:19,

1 Samuel 6:17,

2 Samuel 1:20,

Jeremiah 25:20, Jer 47:5, Jer 47:7,

Amos 1:8,

Zephaniah 2:4, Zep 2:7,

Zechariah 9:5