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The meaning of Dagon in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)little fish; diminutive from dag = a fish, the fish-god; the national god of the Philistines (Judges 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 (Judges 16:23-30) and Ashdod (I Samuel 5:1-7). (See FISH .)
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Dagon {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Dagon {Hitchcock's Bible Name}
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