Roland de Vaux, a French scholar and professor at the Jerusalem School of Biblical Studies, suggested that Dagan ​ — the Dagon of Judges 16: 23 and 1 Samuel 5: 1 - 5 — ​ is the proper name of El.
Roland de Vaux, cendekiawan dan profesor Jerusalem School of Biblical Studies, menduga bahwa Dagan — Dagon di Hakim - Hakim 16: 23 dan 1 Samuel 5: 1 - 5 — adalah nama yang tepat bagi El.