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Bethdagon
(house of Dagon).
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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)
In the Bible
2
Verses where Bethdagon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 15:41
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 19:27
then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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