Beth-dagon

Meaning: house of Dagon

The name of two biblical cities…

  1. A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia (Joshua 15:41); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda.

  2. A city near the southeast border of Asher (Joshua 19:27). It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern ruined village of Tell D'auk.