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Askelon
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A city in the land of the Philistines, between Ashdod and Gaza, on the coast of the Mediterranean. After the death of Joshua, the tribe of Judah took Askelon; but it subsequently became one of the five governments belonging to the Philistines, Judges 1:18; 1 Samuel 6:17 . Dr. Richardson thus describes its present state: "Askelon was one of the proudest satrapies of the Philistines; now there is not an inhabitant within its walls; and the prophecy of Zechariah is fulfilled: The king shall perish from Gaza, and Askelon shall not be inhabited'" Zechariah 9:5 .
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Askelon'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/askelon.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Askelon'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/askelon.html. 1859.
