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Ashdodאשדוד

ash-dode' · Patriarchs/Conquest

In the Bible

A biblical toponym — Ashdod — attested in Josh 11:22 (11 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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Josh 11:22

לֹא־נוֹתַ֣ר עֲנָקִ֔ים בְּאֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֗ק בְּעַזָּ֛ה בְּגַ֥ת וּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד נִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃

No Anakites remained in the land of the Israelites; but some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

Facts

Typeplace (toponym)
Biblical periodPatriarchs/Conquest
Gematria315
Letters5 consonants

Stellar letters

The 5-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

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Taurus · Vav

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Ashdod appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
24 Apr 1857Pisces3