HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1016
בֵּית־דָּגוֹן
bet-da.gon — Beth-dagon
§ Beth-dagon = "house of Dagon" the temple of Dagon in Judah
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Beth-dagon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
House of Dagon. (1.) A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia (Josh. 15:41); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda. (2.) A city near the south-east border of Asher (Josh. 19:27). It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern ruined village of Tell D’auk.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.