Biblical place

Where was Ashdod?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Ashdod.

First appears in Joshua 11:22 · 10 books · 15 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Ashdod.

Ashdod is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Ashdod. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 11:22 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 21 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 52 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 75 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 77 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ashdod today

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Ashdod is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Ashdod is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tel Ashdod

31.757°N · 34.658°E

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