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The Old Testament frequently mentions the Philistines, ... Religion?Philistine religion was both sophisticated and immoral. The people built carefully planned temples in Gaza, Ashdod, and Beth Shean. Dagon, their main god, was thought to be the god of grain. Ashtoreth, believed to be his mistress, was associated with war...
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In addition to his role in the religion of the Philistines, Dagon was worshipped in the more general society of Canaanite peoples. ... Some years after the arrival of the Minoan forefathers of the Philistines, the immigrants adopted elements of Canaanite religion. Eventually the primary religious focus shifted.
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ancienthistory.about.com/od/godsmyth/a/Dagon.htm
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The Philistines worshiped the god Dagon who was half man half fish. One can understand this to a degree since they were a coastal people and no doubt fishermen. The following account mentions Dagon, and some aspects of this religion, that i...
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israelite tribes hittite empire ramses iii sea peoples archeological evidence: Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - Philistines ... The Philistines settled on the southern coast of what was known as Canaan and what is known today as Gaza, establishing five large cities. ... Zeus: Images of Ancient Greek Mythology, Religion,
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Inhabitants of the maritime plain of Palestine from the time of Judges onward ... At Ascalon likewise there was a templededicated to the Semitic goddess Ishtar, and as the religion of the Philistines was thus evidently Semitic, so also were probably the other features of their civilization.
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/12021c.htm
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Macalister covers in some detail Philistine religion. The Philistines fit into an ancient Near Eastern polytheistic religious complex. They worshipped Canaanite deities such as Baal-zebub ('Lord of the Flies'), the high Goddess Astarte, and Dagon, a merman fish-god who was also a culture hero.
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www.sacred-texts.com/ane/phc/index.htm
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The Philistines, by R.A.S. Macalister, [1913], full text etext at sacred-texts.com ... Of the religion of the Philistines we know just enough to whet a curiosity that for the present seeks satisfaction in vain. The only hints given us in the Old Testament history are as follows:
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In addition to his role in the religion of the Philistines, Dagon was worshipped in the more general society of Canaanite peoples. Some years after the arrival of the Minoan forefathers of the Philistines, the immigrants adopted elements of Canaanite religion.
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www.pantheon.org/articles/d/dagon2.html
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PHILISTINE RELIGION. The original arrival of the Philistines to the Near East seems to have occurred during the end of the thirteenth century BCE as the waves of the "Sea Peoples"—so called in Egyptian texts—appeared in the eastern Mediterranean and spread throughout the whole area.
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