Ashkelon אשקלון
Ashkelon (אשקלון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ashkelon is found 75 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 13 (Deuteronomy 13:19) — about what chance alone gives (about 67.1).
- Found in the Torah
- 75
- Chance alone
- 67.1
- P (≥ found)
- 0.18
- Shortest skip
- 13
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
75 sequences of אשקלון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 67.1 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 13 — the first at Deuteronomy 13:19, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 435 sequences of אשקלון, against about 427 from chance alone.
- Genesis 23
- Exodus 16
- Leviticus 12
- Numbers 16
- Deuteronomy 8
The shortest skips
כִּי תִשְׁמַע בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ
when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all His commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 273,834Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה דַּבֵּר אֶל־אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְאַל־יָבֹא בְכָל־עֵת אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת אֶל־פְּנֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָרֹן וְלֹא יָמוּת כִּי בֶּֽעָנָן אֵרָאֶה עַל־הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת
and the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 166,090Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִסֻּכֹּת וַיַּחֲנוּ בְאֵתָם אֲשֶׁר בִּקְצֵה הַמִּדְבָּֽר
And they journeyed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness.
skip 145, width 145 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 244,443Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
skip 254, width 254 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 147,124Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־לְבָבֶֽךָ
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;
skip 261, width 261 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 261,572Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 222 sequences of אשקלון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 230).
- Genesis 23
- Exodus 16
- Leviticus 12
- Numbers 16
- Deuteronomy 8
- Joshua 3
- Judges 6
- Samuel 20
- Kings 12
- Isaiah 13
- Jeremiah 10
- Ezekiel 11
- The Twelve 8
- Psalms 10
- Proverbs 5
- Job 10
- Song of Songs 1
- Ecclesiastes 3
- Esther 2
- Daniel 11
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5
- Chronicles 17
Outside the Torah
וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה אַרְבָּעָה אוֹפַנִּים אֵצֶל הַכְּרוּבִים אוֹפַן אֶחָד אֵצֶל הַכְּרוּב אֶחָד וְאוֹפַן אֶחָד אֵצֶל הַכְּרוּב אֶחָד וּמַרְאֵה הָאוֹפַנִּים כְּעֵין אֶבֶן תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ
And I looked, and behold four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone.
skip 81, width 81 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 738,143Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
skip 100, width 100 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 958,827Open in the laboratory →
חִרְדוּ שַֽׁאֲנַנּוֹת רְגָזָה בֹּֽטְחוֹת פְּשֹׁטָֽה וְעֹרָה וַחֲגוֹרָה עַל־חֲלָצָֽיִם
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; Be troubled, ye confident ones; Strip you, and make you bare, And gird sackcloth upon your loins,
skip 114, width 114 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 606,224Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשקלון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשקלון, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 487.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 1:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ashkelon in the Bible code?
75 sequences of אשקלון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 67.1 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ashkelon in the Torah?
Skip 13, reading backward from Deuteronomy 13:19 — the shortest of 75 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 67.1.
How is Ashkelon spelled in Hebrew?
Ashkelon is spelled אשקלון — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 487.
Is Ashkelon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 222 sequences of אשקלון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 230).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 67.1 here) beside the count.