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==Ashdod in Biblical times==
==Ashdod in Biblical times==
The first documented urban settlement at Ashdod dates to the [[Canaanite]] culture of the 17th century BCE, making the city one of the oldest in the world. Ashdod is mentioned 13 times in the Bible. During its pre-1956 history the city was settled by [[Philistines]], [[Israelites]], [[Greek]] colonists coming in the wake of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]]'s conquests, [[Romans]] and [[Byzantines]], [[Arabs]], [[Crusaders]], and [[Ottoman Turks]].
The first documented urban settlement at Ashdod dates to the [[Canaanite]] culture of the 17th century [[BCE and CE|BCE]], making the city one of the oldest in the world. Ashdod is mentioned 13 times in the Bible. During its pre-1956 history the city was settled by [[Philistines]], [[Israelites]], [[Greek]] colonists coming in the wake of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]]'s conquests, [[Romans]] and [[Byzantines]], [[Arabs]], [[Crusaders]], and [[Ottoman Turks]].
There are [[Bible|Biblical]] episodes referencing Ashdod:
There are [[Bible|Biblical]] episodes referencing Ashdod: