http://www.gotquestions.org/who-Dagon.html Dagon was the chief deity of the Philistines,
and the worship of this pagan god dates back the third millennium BC.
According to ancient mythology, Dagon was the father of Baal. He was
the fish god (dag in Hebrew means “fish”), and he was
represented as a half-man, half-fish creature. This image furthered an
evolutionary belief that both men and fish had evolved together from
the primal waters. 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. The Philistines offered “a great sacrifice” to Dagon, believing that their idol had delivered Samson into their hands. First Chronicles 10:10 mentions a temple of Dagon in which the head of King Saul was fastened. Then, in 1 Samuel 5, Dagon is brought to humiliation by the True God of the Israelites. What an interesting story is found in 1 Samuel 5! The Philistines had captured the Ark of the Covenant, and they “carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon. When the people of [the city of] Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained. That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold. The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumors. When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, ‘The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god’” (verses 2-7). Who says God does not have a sense of humor? This has to be one of the more funny passages in the entire Bible. For further reading, see 1 Samuel 6 for the account of the Philistines’ attempt to solve their dilemma— with golden rats and golden tumors (or, as some translations put it, “golden hemorrhoids”)! Dagon figures into the story of Jonah, as well, although the deity is not mentioned by name in Jonah’s book. The Assyrians in Ninevah, to whom Jonah was sent as a missionary, worshiped Dagon and his female counterpart, the fish goddess Nanshe. Jonah, of course, did not go straight to Ninevah but had to be brought there via miraculous means. The transportation God provided for Jonah—a great fish—would have been full of meaning for the Ninevites. When Jonah arrived in their city, he made quite a splash, so to speak. He was a man who had been inside a fish for three days and directly deposited by a fish on the shores of Assyria. The Ninevites, who worshiped a fish god, were duly impressed; they gave Jonah their attention and repented of their sin. http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vatican/esp_vatican138.htm What is the origin of the Pope's hat?- Dagon, the fish-god of the Philistines and Babylonians, wore a fish hat that is still seen today with Roman Catholic Church's pope and bishops. - According to Ruben Joseph's book entitled, Why Are The Young People Leaving The Church, "The
miter is derived directly from the miters of the ancient pagan fish-god
dagon and the goddess Cybele. The papal miter represents the head
of Dagon with an open mouth, which is the reason for the pointed shape
and split top." The book Nineveh and Babylon by Austen Henry Layard stated: In their veneration and worship of Dagon, the high priest of paganism would actually put on a garment that had been created from a huge fish! - The
head
of the fish formed a mitre above that of the old man, while its
scaly, fan-like tail fell as a cloak behind, leaving the human limbs
and feet exposed. - The most prominent form of worship in Babylon was dedicated to Dagon, later known as Ichthys, or the fish. - In Chaldean times, the head of the church was the representative of Dagon, he was considered to be infallible, and was addressed as ‘Your Holiness’. - Nations subdued by Babylon had to kiss the ring and slipper of the Babylonian god-king. The same powers and the same titles are claimed to this day by the Dalai Lama of Buddhism, and the Pope. - Moreover, the vestments of paganism, the fish mitre and robes of the priests of Dagon are worn by the Catholic bishops, cardinals and popes. - Ea Enki, who is a God of Sumerian (Enki) and Babylonian (Ea) mythology.
By any name, this fish-god can be traced back to the genetic manipulation of man by the Anunnaki, as evidenced by Zecharia Sitchin's work. - It is believed that, in the daytime, this deity would emerge from the water and was responsible for teaching art, science and writing to the human race. - Berossus, a 3rd century Babylonian priest once wrote,
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