Beth Dagon

In Bible versions:

Beth Dagon: NET NIV
Beth-Dagon: AVS TEV
Beth-dagon: NRSV NASB

a town in the western foothills of Judah
a town on the coast of Asher (YC)

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the house of corn, or of fish

Google Maps: Beth-dagon (1) (31° 54´, 34° 46´); Beth-dagon (2) (32° 53´, 35° 6´)

Hebrew

Strongs #01016: Nwgd-tyb Beyth-Dagown

Beth-dagon = "house of Dagon"

1) the temple of Dagon in Judah
2) the temple of Dagon in Asher

1016 Beyth-Dagown bayth-daw-gohn'

from 1004 and 1712; house of Dagon; Beth-Dagon, the name of
two places in Palestine:-Beth-dagon.
see HEBREW for 01004
see HEBREW for 01712

Beth-dagon [EBD]

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.

Beth-dagon [NAVE]

BETH-DAGON
1. A city of Judah, Josh. 15:41.
2. A city of Asher, Josh. 19:27.

BETH-DAGON [ISBE]

BETH-DAGON - beth-da'-gon (bethdaghon; Bethdagon):

(1) A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Gederoth, Naamah, and Makkedah (Josh 15:41). It may be represented by the modern Beit Dijan, about 6 miles Southeast of Jaffa. This however is a modern site, and not in the Shephelah. Nearly 2 miles to the south is Khirbet Dajan, a Roman site. The connection in which it occurs leads us to expect a position farther Southeast

(2) A city on the border of Asher (Josh 19:27) which Conder would identify with Tell D'auk, near the mouth of the Belus, in the plan of Acre.

The name seems to have been of frequent occurrence. There is a Beit Dejan about 6 miles East of Nablus, and Josephus speaks of a fortress called Dagon above Jericho (Ant., XII, viii, 1; BJ, I, ii, 3). This would seem to indicate a widespread worship of Dagon. But the name may mean "house of corn."

W. Ewing