Place
Ashkelon
Philistine city
Philistine city named in historical and prophetic texts.
Who or what is this?
coastal city of the pentapolis, struck by in the opening campaigns of Judges and the setting of 's killing of thirty men whose garments he gives to those who solved his riddle. 's lament for Saul and warns that the daughters of Ashkelon must not be allowed to triumph over their fall, and pronounces judgment on its scepter alongside , , and . and picture Ashkelon stripped, deserted, and given over to flocks in of Yahweh's wrath.
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Places in this story
Modern location: Tel Ashkelon. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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