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Azotus

Judea · both · 19 verses

A coastal city on the Mediterranean, one of the old Philistine cities known as Ashdod. The name appears in Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles and 7 more in the King James text.

About Azotus

A coastal city on the Mediterranean, one of the old Philistine cities known as Ashdod.

Its place in the story

Azotus is where Philip the evangelist was found after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch. From there he traveled and preached the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

Azotus in Scripture (KJV)

“There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.”
Joshua 11:22 (KJV)
“From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:”
Joshua 15:46 (KJV)
“Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:”
Joshua 15:47 (KJV)
“And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.”
1 Samuel 5:1 (KJV)
“And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.”
1 Samuel 5:3 (KJV)
“Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.”
1 Samuel 5:5 (KJV)
“But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.”
1 Samuel 5:6 (KJV)
“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.”
1 Samuel 5:7 (KJV)

Azotus is named 19 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

At Azotus Philip continued preaching the good news of Jesus after the eunuch's baptism.

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Where is Azotus in the Bible?

A coastal city on the Mediterranean, one of the old Philistine cities known as Ashdod. The name appears in Joshua, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles and 7 more in the King James text.

What happened at Azotus?

Azotus is where Philip the evangelist was found after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch. From there he traveled and preached the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

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