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Azotus

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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  1. The equivalent of Ashdod; found in the Apocrypha (Judith 2:28; I Macc. 4:15, etc.) and in the New Testament (Acts 8:40).
  2. Mount of Azotus (I Macc. 9:15), where Judas Maccabeus was killed. It is perhaps identical with 1.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Azotus'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/azotus.html. 1901.
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