Ashkelon
Now Tel Ashkelon.
location: likely
Named in 11 tagged verses in 7 books, first at Judges 1:18.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 31.66° N, 34.55° E
- Nearest
- Ashdod 14.8 km
- People
- 1 person
- Events
- 4 events
- Tagged in
- 11 verses
Map
Ashkelon is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location.
People
People named in the same verses as Ashkelon, most often first.
Events
4 events told in verses that name Ashkelon, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 787 BCProphecies of Amos1 shared verse
- 627 BCProphecies of Jeremiah3 shared verses
- 609 BCProphecies of Zephaniah2 shared verses
- 519 BCProphecies of Zechariah1 shared verse
Mentions
11 tagged verses in 7 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 11 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Judges2 verses
- 1:18
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
- 14:19
Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
1 Samuel1 verse
- 6:17
As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
2 Samuel1 verse
- 1:20
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
Jeremiah3 verses
- 25:20
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- 47:5
The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?
- 47:7
How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”
Amos1 verse
- 1:8
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
Zephaniah2 verses
- 2:4
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- 2:7
The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
Zechariah1 verse
- 9:5
Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Ashkelon, by straight-line distance.