Bible Location
Meaning: the house of corn · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Beth-dagon entry refers to the town in Asher near the south-eastern border of the tribe. It is important because it is distinct from the Judahite Beth-dagon of the low country. First appears in Josh 19:27.1
Place meaning
the house of corn
Coordinates
32.90, 35.11
First appears
Josh 19:27
AI summary: Beth-dagon matters here as a northern settlement in Asher's inheritance. The shared name with another town shows how place-language could repeat across different tribal regions.1
Place meaning
the house of corn
Latitude
32.90
Longitude
35.11
Bible references
1
A city near the south-east border of Asher (Josh. 19:27). It was a Philistine colony. It is identical with the modern ruined village of Tell D’auk. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Josh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.