The name of two places in ancient Israel — one in the territory of Judah (Joshua 15:41) and one in Asher (Joshua 19:27). Both share the name of the Philistine grain or fish deity Dagon, indicating temples or settlements associated with that deity.
The presence of a city called "House of Dagon" within the borders of God's promised land serves as a sobering reminder of the spiritual battle for covenant territory. Dagon's temple was the site of two dramatic confrontations with Israel's God: the ark of the covenant prostrating the Dagon idol (1 Samuel 5), and Samson's final act of worship-through-destruction (Judges 16). Wherever the presence of the LORD manifests, false gods fall. The idols of every age must bow before the living God.