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…the ark of the covenant of YHWH–Tzva’ot, who is present above the k’ruvim.”
In part 4 of our Light of the Prophets: Samuel series, we discuss superstition, Ichabod, the Philistine god Dagon, as well as defeating the people but not their God, in 1 Samuel, Chapters 4-5.
וַיִּקְחוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת–אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים, וַיָּבִאוּ אֹתוֹ בֵּית דָּגוֹן; וַיַּצִּיגוּ אֹתוֹ, אֵצֶל דָּגוֹן
“The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon” 1Sam 5:2
The name Dagon has been always associated with the fish like god which many try to depict as a merman–a half man, half fish. It is understood that the word דָּג-Dag-fish is incorporated into his name. However, this is probably a misunderstanding and the name is actually דָּגָן-Dagan-Grain.
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