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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ASHKELON

ask'-ke-lon, esh'-ka-lon, as'-ke-lon (the King James Version Eshkalon, (Eshkalonites; Joshua 13:3); Askelon, (Judges 1:18 1 Samuel 6:17 2 Samuel 1:20); 'ashqelon; modern Askelan): A maritime town between Jaffa and Gaza, one of the five chief cities of the Philistines. The Ashkelonites are mentioned by Joshua (Joshua 13:3), and the city was taken by the tribe of Judah (Judges 1:18). One of the golden tumors (the King James Version "emerods") sent back with the ark by the Philistines was from Ashkelon (1 Samuel 6:17).

David couples Ashkelon with Gath in his lament over Saul and Jonathan (2 Samuel 1:20) indicating its importance, and it is joined with Gaza, Ashdod and Ekron in the denunciations of Amos (1:7, 8). It is referred to in a similar way by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:20; Jeremiah 47:5, 7). Zephaniah (2:4, 7) speaks of the desolation of Ashkelon and Zechariah announces the fear of Ashkelon on the destruction of Tyre (9:5).

The city is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters, and a certain Yitia is referred to as king. It revolted against Rameses II and was subdued, and we have mention of it as being under the rule of Assyria. Tiglath-pileser III names it among his tributaries, and its king, Mitinti, is said to have lost his reason when he heard of the fall of Damascus in 732 B.C. It revolted in the reign of Sennacherib and was punished, and remained tributary to Assyria until the decay of that power. In Maccabean times we learn of its capture by Jonathan (1 Maccabees 10:86; 11:60, the Revised Version (British and American) "Ascalon"). Herod the Great was born there (BJ, III, ii, 1). In the 4th century A.D. it was the seat of a bishopric. It became subject to the Moslems in the 7th century and was taken by the Crusaders. It was taken in 1187 by Saladin, who dismantled it in 1191 to make it useless to Richard of England, into whose hands it was expected to fall. Richard restored it the next year but it was again destroyed by Saladin. It was an important fortress because of its vicinity to the trade route between Syria and Egypt.

H. Porter

Strong's Hebrew

832. Eshqeloni -- inhab. of Ashkelon
... inhab. of Ashkelon. Transliteration: Eshqeloni Phonetic Spelling: (esh-kel-o-nee')
Short Definition: Ashkelonite. ... of Ashkelon NASB Word Usage Ashkelonite (1). ...
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831. Ashqelon -- a city of the Philistines
... 830, 831. Ashqelon. 832 . a city of the Philistines. Transliteration: Ashqelon
Phonetic Spelling: (ash-kel-one') Short Definition: Ashkelon. ... Ashkelon, Askalon ...
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Library

Appendix I.
... Ashdod; and he holds that this hypothesis explains the absence of any record of
violence by the Scythians on their southern campaign, except at Ashkelon. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/appendix i.htm

Samson's Wedding Feast
... And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon,
and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iv samsons wedding feast.htm

David's Lament
... Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters
of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/v davids lament.htm

Samson who did to Others as they did to Him
... Then he was suddenly given divine strength, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed
thirty of their men and took the spoil from them and gave the suits of ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/samson who did to others.htm

Israel in Canaan.
... These were not Canaanites, but had once dwelt in Egypt, and then, after living for
a time in Cyprus, had come and settled in Gaza and Ashkelon, and three other ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson v israel in canaan.htm

The Figurative Language of Scripture.
... put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. How can it be quiet, seeing
the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea-shore? ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxxv the figurative language.htm

Canaan
... At Karnak, moreover, an Egyptian artist has represented the people of Ashkelon with
faces of a Hittite type, while Ezekiel bears witness to the presence of a ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter ii canaan.htm

Sennacherib (705-681 BC )
... nadab of Moab, Malik-rammu of Edom, Mitinti of Ashdod, all brought their tribute
in person to the Assyrian camp before Ushu: Zedekiah of Ashkelon and Hezekiah ...
/.../chapter isennacherib 705-681 b c.htm

Babylonia and Assyria
... A new king was appointed over Ashkelon, and Hezekiah was compelled to restore to
Ekron its former prince, whom he had imprisoned in Jerusalem on account of his ...
/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm

The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8. <. ...
/.../chapter iithe power of assyria 2.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Askelon=Ascalon, was one of the five cities of the Philistines (Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17). It stood on the shore of the Mediterranean, 12 miles north of Gaza.

Thesaurus

Ashkelon (12 Occurrences)
...ASHKELON. ... One of the golden tumors (the King James Version "emerods") sent back with
the ark by the Philistines was from Ashkelon (1 Samuel 6:17). ...
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Ash'kelon (10 Occurrences)
Ash'kelon. Ashkelon, Ash'kelon. Ashkelonite . Multi-Version Concordance
Ash'kelon (10 Occurrences). Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor, which ...
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Ekron (20 Occurrences)
... Judges 1:18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border,
and Ekron with its border. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/e/ekron.htm - 17k

Gazah (16 Occurrences)
... 6:17 And these are the golden sores which the Philistines returned as a
trespass-offering to Jehovah: for Ashdod one, for Gazah one, for Ashkelon one, for ...
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Gaza (22 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Judges 1:18 Also Judah took Gaza
with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border. ...
/g/gaza.htm - 19k

Ashdod (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 6:17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass
offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for ...
/a/ashdod.htm - 17k

Writhe (6 Occurrences)
... Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony;
as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will ...
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Migdal-gad (1 Occurrence)
... This would indicate a site in the Philistine plain, and the modern flourishing town
of Mejdel, 2 1/2 miles Northeast of Ashkelon, appears to be a possible ...
/m/migdal-gad.htm - 8k

Migdalgad (1 Occurrence)
... This would indicate a site in the Philistine plain, and the modern flourishing town
of Mejdel, 2 1/2 miles Northeast of Ashkelon, appears to be a possible ...
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Seacoast (7 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV). Jeremiah 47:7 How shall it be quiet, And Jehovah hath given
a charge to it, Against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? ...
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Bible Concordance

Ashkelon (12 Occurrences)

Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
(Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

Judges 1:18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

Judges 14:19 The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 6:17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 1:20 Don't tell it in Gath. Don't publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 25:20 and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 47:5 Baldness is come on Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing, the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 47:7 How can you be quiet, seeing Yahweh has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there has he appointed it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Amos 1:8 I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish," says the Lord Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Zephaniah 2:7 The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for Yahweh, their God, will visit them, and restore them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Ashkelon

Ashkelon: Captured by the People of Judah

Ashkelon: Emerods (Tumors, RV) of

Ashkelon: One of the Five Chief Cities of the Philistines

Ashkelon: Prophecies Concerning

Ashkelon: Samson Kills Thirty Men of

Related Terms

Ash'kelon (10 Occurrences)

Ekron (20 Occurrences)

Gazah (16 Occurrences)

Gaza (22 Occurrences)