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<p> '''''dōk''''' ( Δώκ , <i> '''''Dō̇k''''' </i> , Δαγών , <i> '''''Dagō̇n''''' </i> ): A small fortress, "little stronghold" near [[Jericho]] (1 Macc 16:15), built by Ptolemy, son of Abubus, where he entertained and murdered his father-in-law Simon Maccabeus and his two sons. [[Josephus]] ( <i> Ant. </i> , Xiii , viii, 1; <i> BJ </i> , I, ii, 3) calls the place [[Dagon]] and places it above Jericho. The name persists in <i> '''''Ain Duk''''' </i> with its copious springs of excellent water about 4 miles Northwest of Jericho. Some ancient foundations in the neighborhood are possibly those of Ptolemy's fortress, but more probably of a Templars' station which is known to have stood there as late as the end of the 13th century. For its importance in earlier [[Jewish]] history, see Smith, <i> HGHL </i> , 250, 251. </p> | <p> ''''' dōk ''''' ( Δώκ , <i> ''''' Dō̇k ''''' </i> , Δαγών , <i> ''''' Dagō̇n ''''' </i> ): A small fortress, "little stronghold" near [[Jericho]] (1 Macc 16:15), built by Ptolemy, son of Abubus, where he entertained and murdered his father-in-law Simon Maccabeus and his two sons. [[Josephus]] ( <i> Ant. </i> , Xiii , viii, 1; <i> BJ </i> , I, ii, 3) calls the place [[Dagon]] and places it above Jericho. The name persists in <i> ''''' [[Ain]] Duk ''''' </i> with its copious springs of excellent water about 4 miles Northwest of Jericho. Some ancient foundations in the neighborhood are possibly those of Ptolemy's fortress, but more probably of a Templars' station which is known to have stood there as late as the end of the 13th century. For its importance in earlier [[Jewish]] history, see Smith, <i> HGHL </i> , 250, 251. </p> | ||
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
DOK . A fortress near Jericho, where Simon the Maccabee, along with two of his sons, was murdered by his son-in-law Ptolemy, 1Ma 16:15 . The name survives in the modern ‘Ain Dûk , 4 miles N.W. of Jericho.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
dōk ( Δώκ , Dō̇k , Δαγών , Dagō̇n ): A small fortress, "little stronghold" near Jericho (1 Macc 16:15), built by Ptolemy, son of Abubus, where he entertained and murdered his father-in-law Simon Maccabeus and his two sons. Josephus ( Ant. , Xiii , viii, 1; BJ , I, ii, 3) calls the place Dagon and places it above Jericho. The name persists in Ain Duk with its copious springs of excellent water about 4 miles Northwest of Jericho. Some ancient foundations in the neighborhood are possibly those of Ptolemy's fortress, but more probably of a Templars' station which is known to have stood there as late as the end of the 13th century. For its importance in earlier Jewish history, see Smith, HGHL , 250, 251.
