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BETH-DAGON
Shrine of the Philistine and Canaanite god Dagon mentioned in several sources other than the Bible. A fortress called Dagon near Jericho was mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus, for example. Many Canaanite locations may have been known for their shrines to Dagon:
1. Town in Judah’s lowlands (Jos 15:41). This Beth-dagon was mentioned both by Ramses III of Egypt and by Sennacherib of Assyria (701 BC) as having been captured by them.
2. Town on the border of Asher’s territory, east of Mt Carmel (Jos 19:27).
3. Temple in Ashdod (1 Sm 5:1-2; called Azotus in 1 Macc 10:83-84).