Edwin died at home on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. Son of John & Loretta Miller of Rochester, N.Y. Please refer to Dagon Funeral Home, Hornell, N.Y. for full obituary.
DAGON, James A. James Andrew Dagon, 22, lifelong resident of East Hartford, son of Michael and Maureen (Weingartner) Dagon, died unexpectedly Monday, () at home. He was a beloved son, ...
Dagon or Dagan (Sumerian: 𒀭𒁕𒃶, romanized: d da-gan; [2] 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. In settlements situated in the upper Euphrates area, he was regarded as the ...
Dagon in the Bible was a major focus of worship in the area, and God dealt with this idol a few times in the historical narrative....
Who Was Dagon in the Bible, and What Happened to This Idol?
Dagon may also have been the provider of grain. So Dagon was similar to many other idols in that he personified natural forces that had supposedly produced all things. There are three places where Dagon is mentioned in the Bible. The first mention is Judges 16:23, where we are told that Dagon was the god of the Philistines.
Dagon’s temples, such as the one in Ashdod mentioned in 1 Samuel 5, highlight a developed cultic practice with priests, rituals, and dedicated worship spaces. Evidence from pottery, inscriptions, and temple ruins in coastal regions points to the high esteem in which Dagon was held among Philistine cities (often called the Pentapolis).