If you Google Dagon, chances are you’ll see some sort of “fish” god. And if you look him up in the Bible, you’ll learn that he was a Philistine god. But, these two claims are actually wrong.

Dagon was not a Philistine god, nor was he a fish god:

Timestamps:
1:19 Philistine Religion Explained
5:31 Dagon Explained
7:40 Did the Philistines really worship Dagon?
9:28 Was Dagon a fish god?

Dr. Andrew Henry is a scholar of late antique Mediterranean religion. Dr Hendry holds a MA and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Boston University. He is a Lecturer and Scolar at George Washington University, where he specializes in early Christianity, the New Testament, and the historical context of biblical texts.