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beth-dā´gon (בּית־דּגון, beÌ„thdaÌ„ghoÌ„n; ΒηθδαγωÌν, BeÌ„thdagō̇n):
(1) A town in the Shephelah of Judah named with Gederoth, Naamah, and Makkedah (). 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 Dājūn, 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 () 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 NaÌ„blus, 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.â€