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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Beth-dagon. Every Beth-dagon in the Bible

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    Beth-dagon

    בֵּית־דָּגוֹן

    Beth-dagon was a town in the territory of Asher, likely named after the Philistine god Dagon. (Joshua 19:27)

    Where the story of Beth-dagon happensBeth-dagon, and 9 places the claims reach, framed to them: Beth-dagon, Abdon, Achzib, Beth-emek, Hammath, Kanah, Neah, Rehob, Sidon, Tyre. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Beth-dagonAbdonAchzibBeth-emekHammathKanahRehobSidonTyre
    Beth-dagon, and 9 places the claims reach
    verses
    1
    first named
    Joshua 19:27
    last named
    Joshua 19:27
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.72°N · 35.09°E
    settlement32.72°N · 35.09°E

    Khirbet Jelameh (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Beth-dagon in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Beth-dagon, meaning "house of Dagon" in Hebrew, was a town allotted to the tribe of Asher during the division of the Promised Land. It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Joshua 19:27, as part of a description of the border of Asher's territory.

    The name Beth-dagon suggests that the town was associated with the worship of Dagon, a Philistine deity often depicted as having the upper body of a man and the tail of a fish. Dagon was considered the god of fertility, agriculture, and storms.

    The presence of a town named after Dagon within Asher's territory indicates the influence of Philistine culture and religion in the region. It is not uncommon for towns and cities in the ancient Near East to be named after the deities worshipped there.

    The exact location of Beth-dagon in Asher is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated in the western part of the tribe's territory, near the Mediterranean coast. Asher's territory was located in the northwestern part of Canaan, bordering Phoenicia to the north.

    No other details about the town or its history are provided in the Bible. The mention of Beth-dagon in Joshua 19:27 serves primarily to delineate the border of Asher's territory.

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    Direct connections

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 4 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      19:27

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyAchzibA coastal town allotted to Asher.via Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyBorderBorder is a concept gathering 54 labelled instances in the text.via Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyCabulBorder town of Ashervia Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyCarmelTown in Judah; home of Nabal and Abigailvia Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyHosahA Levitical city in Ashervia Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyIphtahel ValleyA valley on the border of Zebulun and Ashervia Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyRamahA town on the border of Asher and Tyrevia Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyShihor-libnathBoundary point of Asher's territoryvia Border of Carmel, Shihor-Libnath, Zebulun, and Iphtahel ValleyZebulunIsraelite tribe, son of Jacob and Leah

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