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Ashkelon

[ ash-kuh-lon ]

noun

  1. a city in southwestern Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. an ancient city and modern archeological site north of Gaza.


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There were groups there from Eilat, Ashkelon, and Be'er Sheva.

I cannot overstate the severity of having a rocket fired toward Ashkelon.

On Tuesday morning, a grad rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip toward the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Palestinians responded by firing at Ashkelon, an Israeli town about four miles north of Gaza but no one was wounded.

"There's a red siren alert at Ashkelon beach," said Linda, and everyone fell silent.

Samson's second exploit was when he went down to Ashkelon and slew thirty men.

It is not because they are better than Samson that they do not go down to Ashkelon and kill.

Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there has he appointed it.

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