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Tel Ashdod - The Inland city of Ashdod was founded in the 17th century BC along the ancient Via Maris road from Egypt to Syria and Mesopotamia. Its port city - Ashdod Maritime - was established a decade later on the banks of the Lachish river.It was for 600 years a Philistine city, and the Bible has many references to the city. Ashdod is first described by the the Israelites as a city of giants or Anakim, which the Israelites could not conquer (Joshua 11, 22). After the Assyrian conquest in 701 BC, the focus was shifted to the new city along the coast, thus degrading the economic and political importance of the inland Ashdod. During the Ottoman period a small village of Esdud occupied the site. Today there are few visible remains on the site, except for several buildings of the Arab village Esdud. • http://www.biblewalks.com/ashdod

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