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  2. www.biblestudytools.com › bible-study › topicalWho Was Dagon in the Bible, and What Happened to This Idol?

    Feb 3, 2023 · Dagon in the Bible (also known as Dagan) was one of the oldest deities in Mesopotamia, with evidence as far back as 3,000 BC. Dagon was known as a father of other gods, so he was a major figure of worship of most of the people groups in what we call the Cradle of Civilization, where farming is thought to have first started (also the area some ...

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    Nov 9, 2022 · Dagon was the chief deity of the Philistines, and the worship of this pagan god dates back the third millennium BC. The Ugaritic tablets, a main source of information on Canaanite mythology, seem to have Dagon as Baal’s father (www.britannica.com/topic/Baal-ancient-deity, accessed 6/10/24).

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    In the Hebrew Bible, Dagon is referenced three times as the head god of the Philistines; however, there are no references to Dagon as a Canaanite god. [105] According to the Bible, his temples were located at Beth-dagon in the territory of the tribe of Asher ( Joshua 19.27), and in Gaza (see Judges 16.23, which tells soon after how the temple ...

  6. godsbless.ing › meaning-of-dagon-in-the-bibleWhat the Bible Says About Dagon: Meaning and Significance

    Aug 3, 2024 · Dagon is a Philistine god mentioned in the Bible, known as a deity of grain and agriculture, symbolizing fertility.

  7. bible.org › seriespage › 5-hands-dagon-and-hand-god5. The Hands of Dagon and the Hand of God (1 Samuel 5:1-7:17)

    May 25, 2004 · It is probably with great ceremony that the Philistines carry the Ark of God into the house of one of their principle gods, Dagon. Here, placed before Dagon in some symbolically subordinate position, is the Ark of God. Dagon now prevails over God as the Philistines prevailed over Israel -- or so the Philistines suppose.

  8. www.biblegateway.com › DagonDagon - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway

    DAGON dā’ gŏn (דָּגﯴן, H1837, from דָּגָן, H1841, “grain”). The god Dagon is associated in the OT with the Philistines (1 Chron 10:10), particularly in the centers Gaza and Ashdod (1 Sam 5:2-7). For a brief period the Ark of God was captured by the Philistines and deposited in Dagon’s temple in Ashdod . The presence of ...

  9. www.christianity.com › wiki › cults-and-otherWho Was Dagon, the Philistine Fish Deity? - Christianity

    Dec 23, 2020 · Who Is Dagon in the Bible? We see Dagon appear on three separate occasions in the Bible. I plan to reserve one for a later section, so let’s explore two of the instances where he shows up in the narrative.