Bible Reading From Olive Tree Part 1.

“One of five Philistine strongholds located on the Mediterranean coast of Judah’s territory (Josh. 13:3; 15:47). Ashdod housed a temple to the Philistine god Dagon, where the Philistines took the captured Ark of the Covenant during Samuel’s priesthood, though the subsequent damage the ark caused to Dagon’s idol ensured that it did not remain there long (1 Sam. 5:1-8). The city is next mentioned during the reign of Judah’s King Uzziah, who campaigned against the Philistines and breached Ashdod’s walls (2 Chron. 26:6). Amos prophesized against Ashdod (Amos 1:8), and it was later attacked and captured by the Assyrians (Isa. 20:1). The prophets Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Zechariah alike also had foreboding words for Ashdod (Jer. 25:20, Zeph. 2:4, Zech. 9:6). After the Jewish return from exile in Babylon, the people of Ashdod took part in a plot to undermine the Jews’ temple rebuilding efforts (Neh. 4:7-8) and some of Ashdod’s women” Sent from Bible Study