Azotus

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Azotus: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
Ashdod: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
Ashdodites: AVS TEV

a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah
a resident of the town of Ashdod
a town of the Philistines on the Mediterranian coast straight west of Jerusalem

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effusion; inclination; theft ( --> same as Azotus)
effusion; inclination; theft ( --> same as Ashdod)

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Greek

Strongs #108: Azwtov Azotos

Ashdod or Azotus = "a stronghold"

1) one of the five chief cities of the Philistines, lying between
Ashkelon and Jamnia and near the Mediterranean

108 Azotos ad'-zo-tos

of Hebrew origin (795); Azotus (i.e. Ashdod), a place in
Palestine:-Azotus.
see HEBREW for 0795

Hebrew

Strongs #0795: dwdva 'Ashdowd

Ashdod = "powerful"

1) a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from
Jerusalem, modern Esdud

795 'Ashdowd ash-dode'

from 7703; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine:-Ahdod.
see HEBREW for 07703

Strongs #0796: ydwdva 'Ashdowdiy

Ashdodites = "I will spoil"

1) an inhabitant of Ashdod

796 'Ashdowdiy ash-do-dee'

patrial from 795; an Ashdodite (often collectively) or
inhabitant of Asdod:-Ashdodites, of Ashdod.
see HEBREW for 0795

Strongs #0797: tydwdva 'Ashdowdiyth

Ashdodites = "I will spoil"

1) language of Ashdod

797 'Ashdowdiyth ash-do-deeth'

feminine of 796; (only adverb) in the language of
Ashdod:-in the speech of Ashdod.
see HEBREW for 0796

Ashdod [EBD]

stronghold, a Philistine city (Josh. 15:47), about midway between Gaza and Joppa, and 3 miles from the Mediterranean. It was one of the chief seats of the worship of Dagon (1 Sam. 5:5). It belonged to the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:47), but it never came into their actual possession. It was an important city, as it stood on the highroad from Egypt to Palestine, and hence was strongly fortified (2 Chr. 26:6; Isa. 20:1). Uzziah took it, but fifty years after his death it was taken by the Assyrians (B.C. 758). According to Sargon's record, it was captured by him in B.C. 711. The only reference to it in the New Testament, where it is called Azotus, is in the account of Philip's return from Gaza (Acts 8:40). It is now called Eshdud.

Azotus [EBD]

the Grecized form (Acts 8:40, etc.) of Ashdod (q.v.).

Ashdod [NAVE]

ASHDOD
A city of the Philistines, Josh. 13:3; 1 Sam. 6:17; Amos 3:9.
Anakim inhabit, Josh. 11:22.
Assigned to Judah, Josh. 15:47.
Dagon's temple in, in which was deposited the ark, 1 Sam. 5.
Conquest of, by Uzziah, 2 Chr. 26:6; by Tartan, Isa. 20:1.
People of, conspire against the Jews, Neh. 4:7, 8.
Jews intermarry with, Neh. 13:23, 24.
Prophecies concerning, Jer. 25:20; Amos 1:8; 3; Zeph. 2:4; Zech. 9:6.
Called Azotus, Acts 8:40.

Ashdodites [NAVE]

ASHDODITES
See: Ashdod.

Azotus [NAVE]

AZOTUS
See: Ashdod.

ASHDOD, OR AZOTUS [SMITH]

(a stronghold), (Acts 8:40) one of the five confederate cities of the Philistines situated about 30 miles from the southern frontier of Palestine, three from the Mediterranean Sea, and nearly midway between Gaza and Joppa. It was assigned to the tribe of Judah, (Joshua 15:47) but was never subdued by the Israelites. Its chief importance arose from its position on the high road from Palestine to Egypt. It is now an insignificant village, with no memorials of its ancient importance, but is still called Esdud.

ASHDODITES [SMITH]

the inhabitants of Ashdod, (Nehemiah 4:7) called Ashdothites in (Joshua 13:3)

AZOTUS [SMITH]

[ASHDOD, OR AZOTUS]

ASHDOD [ISBE]

ASHDOD - ash'-dod ('ashdodh; Azotos; modern Esdud): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines. The name means stronghold or fortress, and its strength may be inferred by the fact that Psammetik I, of Egypt, besieged it for many years (Herodotus says 29). Some of the Anakim were found there in the days of Joshua (Josh 11:22), and the inhabitants were too strong for the Israelites at that time. It was among the towns assigned to Judah, but was not occupied by her (Josh 13:3; 15:46,47). It was still independent in the days of Samuel, when, after the defeat of the Israelites, the ark was taken to the house of Dagon in Ashdod (1 Sam 5:1,2). We have no account of its being occupied even by David, although he defeated the Philistines many times, and we have no definite knowledge of its coming into the hands of Judah until the time of Uzziah (2 Ch 26:6). Ashdod, like the other Philistine towns, came under the authority of the Assyrian monarchs, and we have mention of it in their records. It revolted against Sargon in 711 BC, and deposed the Assyrian governor, Akhimiti, who had been appointed by him in 720. Sargon at once dispatched a force to subdue the rebels and the city was severely punished. This is referred to by Isaiah (Isa 20:1). Amos had prophesied such a calamity some years before (1:8), and Jeremiah refers to "the remnant of Ashdod" as though it had continued weak until his day (Jer 25:20). Zephaniah (Zeph 2:4) refers to the desolation of Ashdod and Zechariah to its degraded condition (Zec 9:6). It continued to be inhabited, however, for we find the Jews intermarried with them after the return from Babylon (Neh 13:23,24). In the Maccabean period we are told that Judas and Jonathan both took it and purified it of idolatry (1 Macc 5:68; 10:84). In these passages it is called Azotus, as it is also in the New Testament (Acts 8:40). In the 4th century AD it became the seat of a bishopric. It had been restored in the time of Herod, by the Roman general Gabinius, and was presented to Salome, the sister of Herod, by the emperor Augustus. It is now a small village about 18 miles Northeast of Gaza.

H. Porter

ASHDODITES [ISBE]

ASHDODITES - ash'-dod-its, ash'-doth-its: Inhabitants of ASHDOD (which see) (Josh 13:3; the King James Version Ashdothites, Neh 4:7).

AZOTUS [ISBE]

AZOTUS - a-zo'-tus.

See ASHDOD (1 Macc 9:15; Acts 8:40).