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Beth Dagon or Dagan (בית-דגון or בית-דגן) is the name of two biblical cities in Israel. [1] A city (Joshua 15:41) in the territory of the tribe of Judah "in the plains", that is, the territory below Jaffa between the Judean hills and the Mediterranean. Its site is uncertain, though it may be adjacent to Latrun. [2]
Dagon (Hebrew: דָּגוֹן, Dāgōn) or Dagan (Sumerian: 𒀭𒁕𒃶, romanized: d da-gan; [1] Phoenician: 𐤃𐤂𐤍, romanized: Dāgān) was a god worshipped in ancient Syria across the middle of the Euphrates, with primary temples located in Tuttul and Terqa, though many attestations of his cult come from cities such as Mari and Emar as well.
Beth-Dagon [of Judah] Joshua 15:41 1 Judah (important cities: Lachish, Eglon, Makkedah) ביתדגון bytdgwn Beth-Dagon [of Asher] Joshua 19:27 1 Asher (between Carmel and the valley of Jipthah-El, close to Zebulun's territory) בית הישמות byt (h)yšmwt Beth-Jeshimoth, Beth-Ha-Jeshimoth Joshua 12:3; 13:20 4
The Jewishness of the site is proven by symbols of the Temple menorah, shofar, lulav and etrog. [1] The epigraphic evidence is predominantly in Latin, with one name, Tibereius, indicating a possible origin in Tiberias in Syria Palaestina. The pagan funerary sign dis manibus, elsewhere disliked by Jews, occurs in one inscription. [11]
Jerome describes the village in the 4th century CE as "very large", noting its name then as "Kafar Dagon" or "Caphardagon", situating it between Diospolis (modern Lod) and Yamnia (Yavne/Yibna). [ 10 ] [ 12 ] Bayt Dajan also appears on the 6th century Map of Madaba under the name [Bet]o Dagana .
The last of Fall River's Jewish temples. Records show at one time Fall River hosted seven or possibly as many as 12 synagogues. Temple Beth El reached its peak of activity in the 1950s, with 600 ...
Beit Dagan has a Mediterranean climate with hot and rainless summers, and with cold and rainy winters. Springs and autumns are cool to warm. Humidity is high during winter and low during summer, which makes summers rainless and hot, between average high of 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) and average low of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F).
Bayt Jann is thought to have been one of a few locations in antiquity called Beth Dagon, and may be identified with the Beth Dagon mentioned in Tosefta Shevi'ith 7:13-71,29. [ 7 ] Crusader and Mamluk periods