DAGON - THE FISH GOD
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DAGON - THE FISH GOD
Waqar Daniel Wed 11 Jul 2007, 6:27 pm
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the temple of Dagon and set it by Dagon. And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. When they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only the torso of Dagon was left of it. Therefore, neither the priests of Dagon nor who came into Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. (1 Samuel 5:2-5)
Dagon was god of Philistines and the idol is combination of human and fish. The name dagon is derived from dag which means fish. The combination of human body and fish represented fertility and to increase the powers of nature and reproduction.
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