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Beldagon

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a form of the deity or demiurgus Bel, as the creator of life from the waters. He was represented as a divine being, half man and half fish, and he was practically the same deity as Oannes, or Dagon (q.v.)

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Beldagon'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/beldagon.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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