Place · City
Azotus
Named in 1 verse, first in Acts 8:40.
The dataset treats this record as another name for, or a duplicate of, Ashdod.
In the Bible
All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Acts
- Acts 8:40
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
The Grecized form (Acts 8:40, etc.) of Ashdod (q.v.).