Beth-dagon
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Beth-dagon was an ancient Near Eastern town known as a major worship center dedicated to the Philistine god Dagon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beth-dagon canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
Joshua 15:41
ⓘ
Joshua 19:27 ⓘ |
| civilization | Levantine ⓘ |
| country | ancient Israel ⓘ |
| culture | Philistine culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityTypeOfDagon |
grain deity
ⓘ
storm god ⓘ |
| function |
religious center
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| hasFeature | temple of Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philistia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCultCenterOf | Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Joshua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nameMeaning | House of Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Philistine city network ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
territory of Asher
ⓘ
territory of Judah ⓘ |
| religion | Philistine religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major Philistine cult site ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | regional center of Philistia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | Dagon worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.