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Dagon

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Little fish; diminutive from dag = a fish, the fish-god; the national god of the Philistines (Judg. 16:23). This idol had the body of a fish with the head and hands of a man. It was an Assyrio-Babylonian deity, the worship of which was introduced among the Philistines through Chaldea. The most famous of the temples of Dagon were at Gaza (Judg. 16:23-30) and Ashdod (1 Sam. 5:1-7).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 7 verses

Judges: 16:23
1 Samuel: 5:2, 5:3, 5:4, 5:5, 5:7
1 Chronicles: 10:10

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