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Dagon
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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The national god of the Philistines, whose principal temples were at Gaza and Ashdod. The name has been traced by some to dag, a fish; others however associate the fish-god with EA, the water-god; and trace Dagon to dagan 'corn' as a god of agriculture. This was the idol that fell to pieces before the ark of Israel, and it was in its temple subsequently that the Philistines hung the head of Saul. A representation of a god found at Khorsabad has the head and hands of a man, and the body and tailof a fish. Judges 16:23; 1 Samuel 5:2-7; 1 Chronicles 10:10 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Dagon'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/d/dagon.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Dagon'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/d/dagon.html. 1897.
