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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Ashkelon
     =Askelon=Ascalon, was one of the five cities of the Philistines
     (Josh. 13:3; 1 Sam. 6:17). It stood on the shore of the
     Mediterranean, 12 miles north of Gaza. It is mentioned on an
     inscription at Karnak in Egypt as having been taken by king
     Rameses II., the oppressor of the Hebrews. In the time of the


     judges (Judg. 1:18) it fell into the possession of the tribe of
     Judah; but it was soon after retaken by the Philistines (2 Sam.
     1:20), who were not finally dispossessed till the time of
     Alexander the Great. Samson went down to this place from
     Timnath, and slew thirty men and took their spoil. The prophets
     foretold its destruction (Jer. 25:20; 47:5, 7). It became a
     noted place in the Middle Ages, having been the scene of many a
     bloody battle between the Saracens and the Crusaders. It was
     beseiged and taken by Richard the Lion-hearted, and "within its
     walls and towers now standing he held his court." Among the Tell
     Amarna tablets (see {EGYPT}) are found letters or
     official despatches from Yadaya, "captain of horse and dust of
     the king's feet," to the "great king" of Egypt, dated from
     Ascalon. It is now called 'Askalan.
     

















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