Bible Location
Meaning: the same as Ashdod · 1 cross reference
Azotus is the Greek form of Ashdod, the Philistine city on the coastal plain. It is important because Acts uses the Hellenistic name while continuing the older geographic tradition. First appears in Acts 8:40.1
Place meaning
the same as Ashdod
First appears
Acts 8:40
AI summary: Azotus matters because it shows the continuity of ancient places across changing political and linguistic worlds. In Acts it becomes part of Philip's post-baptism preaching route along the coast.1
Place meaning
the same as Ashdod
Bible references
1
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Acts |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.