![]() And the head of Dagon and both palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold only the torso of Dagon was left.ģ. ![]() 4 But when they got up early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place. God revealed Himself as the Lord of Lords to the Philistines by making their false god, Dagon, bow down and submit to Him.ġ Samuel 5:3-4: When the Ashdodites got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. From Ashdod, the Ark was taken to Gath.Ģ. The Ark may have resided in the house of their false god, Dagon, which could have been by the sea. 2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and placed it beside Dagon. The Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant and took it to Ashdod and placed it in the House of Dagon (their false god).ġ Samuel 5:1-2: Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. It was finally abandoned after the Crusaders were banished from the country in 1290.ġ. Its name was changed to Castellum Beroart. It was reconstructed and resettled during the Crusader Period, (12th and 13th centuries AD). ![]() In 1033, the fortress was destroyed by an earthquake and abandoned. In times of danger, massages were conveyed by means of beacons of fire (by night) and smoke signals (by day). The system consisted of a string of strongholds along the Mediterranean Sea situated in sight of one another. The fortress was part of a coastal defense system designed to prevent a Byzantine invasion from the sea. In later times, the Ashdod-Yam Fortress (also called Qal’at el-Mina) was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik (685-705 C.E) at the end of the seventh century AD on the ruins of a Byzantine settlement. Later, Babylon conquered it as well in around 605 BC.Ĩ. Ashdod was conquered and came under the authority of Assyria in around 711 BC. During the time of Samuel, Ashdod, and the other main cities of the Philistines were still independent.ħ. Ashdod was allotted to Judah, but they failed to conquer it (Josh. During the conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua and the Israelites, giants known as Anakim were found here (Josh. It appears that the city was large and extended all the way to the sea, or had another part of the city that was by the sea.ĥ. It remains in its natural form and has had some excavations carried out but not extensive ones.Ĥ. Tel Ashod is just about 2.75 miles (4.5 km.) inland from the sea. ![]() It's about 18 miles (29 km.) south of Jaffa and Tel Aviv.ģ. Ashdod is located on the Mediterranean Sea and is the northernmost city of the five Philistine cities.Ģ. ![]()
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