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Dagon (Ashdod)

Fallen IdolBiblical Theology

When the Philistines set the captured ark in the temple of Dagon, their idol fell on its face and shattered—Scripture's quietest and most devastating verdict on the gods of the nations.

Primary verses · 1 Sam 5:2–5

Battista Franco's depiction of the Ark of the LORD in the temple of Dagon at Ashdod, the idol fallen.
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When the Philistines set the captured ark in the temple of Dagon, their idol fell on its face and shattered—Scripture's quietest and most devastating verdict on the gods of the nations.

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