Dagon's house - Biblical Meaning of dagon's house in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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Dagon's house
(1 Sam. 5:2), or Beth-dagon, as elsewhere rendered (Josh.15: 41; 19:27), was the sanctuary or temple of Dagon. The Beth-dagon of Josh. 15:41 was one of the cities of the tribe of Judah, in the lowland or plain which stretches westward. It has not been identified. The Beth-dagon of Josh. 19:27 was one of the border cities of Asher. That of 1 Chr. 10:10 was in the western half-tribe of Manasseh, where the Philistines, after their victory at Gilboa, placed Saul's head in the temple of their god. (Compare 1 Sam. 31:8-13). Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'dagon's house' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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