The significance of Ashdod.
Almost all references to Ashdod in the Tanach are negative. Unlike Yafo, which symbolizes a transition point between the holy and the unholy, Ashdod is almost always associated with foreigners and idolatry. We will see on the map the biblical Ashdod compared to the modern Ashdod, and we will explain why Ashdod was founded there, far from the sea. We will end with the first enemy bombing by the Israeli Air Force (which at that time numbered 4 old planes) that occurred in 1948 on the entrance bridge to Ashdod, blocking the Egyptian army
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