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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Azotus (Ashdod)
Ashdod's Greek name, and where Philip the evangelist turned up after he baptized the Ethiopian official, carrying on along the coastal road.
First, in plain English
Ashdod's Greek name, and where Philip the evangelist turned up after he baptized the Ethiopian official, carrying on along the coastal road.
Who this is
The Greek name for Ashdod, one of the five Philistine cities, used in the account of Philip the evangelist's ministry along the coastal road after he baptized the Ethiopian official (Acts 8:40). The city retained this Hellenized name throughout the Roman period.
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The word
G108
Where it appears
- Acts 8:40
