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Bethdagon
What Bible dictionaries say about “Bethdagon”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Bethdagon - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
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.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(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)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith