Place
Name meaning: the house of corn, or of fish (Hitchcock)
House of Dagon. (1.) A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia (Josh. 15:41); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda.
(2.) A city near the south-east border of Asher (Josh. 19:27). It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern ruined village of Tell D’auk.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
(house of Dagon).
A city in the low country of Judah, (Joshua 15:41) and therefore not far from the Philistine territory.
A town apparently near the coast, named as one of the landmarks of the boundary of Asher. (Joshua 19:27)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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