Beth-Dagon

A shrine to the Philistine and Canaanite god Dagon. It is mentioned in several texts other than the Bible. A fortress called Dagon near Jericho was mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus, for example. Many Canaanite areas had shrines to Dagon:

A town in the lowlands of Judah (Joshua 15:41). This Beth-dagon is said to have been captured by both Ramses III of Egypt and by Sennacherib of Assyria.

A town on the border of the territory of Asher, east of Mount Carmel (Joshua 19:27).

A temple in Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:1–2; called Azotus in 1 Maccabees 10:83–84).