Biblical Settlement
Ashkelon in the Bible
Ashkelon is a settlement mentioned in 12 verses across 8 books of the Bible. Known today as Tel Ashkelon.
Verses
12
Books
8
Confidence
Very High
Coordinates
31.6639, 34.5458
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Key Verses About Ashkelon
“which is before Egypt”Joshua 13:3 (KJV)
“and Ashkelon with the border of it”Judges 1:18 (KJV)
“and he went down to Ashkelon”Judges 14:19 (KJV)
“for Gaza one”1 Samuel 6:17 (KJV)
“lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice”2 Samuel 1:20 (KJV)
Bible Verses Mentioning Ashkelon
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- Geographic data from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Map tiles by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0).
- Image: Hanay.