Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean coast 32 kilometres (20 miles) south of Tel Aviv and 20 km (12 mi) north of Ashkelon. Ashdod's port is the largest in …

Oct 23, 2023 · What is the significance of Ashdod in the Bible? Ashdod was one of the five primary Philistine cities: Gaza, Gath, Ashkelon, Ekron, and Ashdod. These were major …

Ashdod (Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 * ʾašdūd; Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד, romanized: ʾašdōḏ; Arabic: أسدود, romanized: ʾasdūd) or Azotus (Koinē Greek: Ἄζωτος, romanized: azōtos) was an ancient …

Feb 11, 2025 · Ashdod, city of southern Palestine, on the coastal plain of ancient Philistia; since 1948 it has been a city in southwestern Israel and is one of its three international ports and …

Ashdod (Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד ‎; Arabic: إسدود, Isdud), located in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean Sea coast, is a city of over 200,000 people located approximately 43.5 miles …

Ashdod. stronghold, a Philistine city ( Joshua 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 …

ASHDOD (Heb. אַשְׁדּוֹד), city in the southern coastal plain of Ereẓ Israel; the ancient city was 3 mi. (4½ km.) from the sea, the modern city is on the seashore. In the Late Canaanite period, it …

2 days ago · Starting at 9:01 p.m. local time, rocket sirens sounded in the areas of Ashdod and Ashkelon. The military said some 10 rockets were fired at Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, …

Ashdod (Hebrew: אַשְׁדּוֹד; Arabic: اشدود, إسدود) is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Ashdod is Israel's largest port, since about 60% of the country's imported goods come through the city. Ashdod …

1 day ago · ALBAWABA - A volley of rockets fired by Palestinian resistance organizations against the Israeli towns of Ashkelon and Ashdod on Sunday night caused serious property damage …