Ashdod (ancient city)
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Ashdod or Azotus was an ancient Levantine metropolis, the remains of which are situated at Tel Ashdod, an archaeological site located a few kilometers south of the modern Ashdod in present-day Israel.
Philistine pottery at the Museum of Philistine culture, Ashdod, Israel
Ruins of medieval Isdud, in 1900
Isdud, c. 1914–1918
Isdud 1948
Philistia
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Philistia refers to the territory inhabited by the Philistines in Canaan, where they maintained a pentapolis comprising the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath. For a time, Philistia als
Ashdod (ancient city)
…the Philistines, generally thought to have been one of the Sea Peoples, ruled the city. During their reign, the city prospered and was a member of the Philistine Pentapolis ('five cities'), which included Ashkelon and Gaza on the coast and Ekron and Gath farther inland, in addition to Ashdod. The Iron Age city had a…
The area around Nahal Besor and Nahal Gerar at the time of Philistine presence
Arthur Szyk. Visual History of Nations, Israel, New Canaan, CT