Reference: Baal (3)
Fausets
A town of Simeon (1Ch 4:33), identical with BAALATH BEER (Jos 19:8), i.e. "Baal of the well", "holy well". Also called RAMATH (NEGEB, "the heights (Ramath) of the S." (Negeb), a parched region (Jos 19:8).
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Also included were all the surrounding villages as far as Baalath-beer, in Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, according to its families.
Also included were all the surrounding villages as far as Baalath-beer, in Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, according to its families.
Also included were all the surrounding villages as far as Baalath-beer, in Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, according to its families.
Also included were all the surrounding villages as far as Baalath-beer, in Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, according to its families.
along with all their settlements that surrounded these cities as far as Baal this is their settlement history.
along with all their settlements that surrounded these cities as far as Baal this is their settlement history.
Smith
Ba'al,
geographical. This word occurs as the prefix or suffix to the names of several places in Palestine, some of which are as follows:
1. BAAL a town of Simeon, named only in
which from the parallel list in
seems to have been identical with BAALATH-BEER.
2. BAALAH (mistress).
See Baalah
a. Another name for KIRJATH-JEARIM, or KIRJATH BAAL, the well-known town now Kuriet el Enab.
See Kirjathjearim
See Kirjath
b. A town in the south of Judah,
which in Josh 19:3 is called BALAH, and in the parallel list,
See Balah
BILHAH.
See Bilhah
3. BAALATH (mistress), a town of Dan named with Gibbethon, Gath-rim-mon and other Philistine places.
See Baalath
4. BAALATH-BEER (lord of the well). BAAL 1, a town among those in the south part of Judah, given to Simeon, which also bore the name of RAMATH-NEGEB, or "the height of the south."
5. BAAL-GAD (lord of fortune), used to denote the most northern,
or perhaps northwestern,
point to which Joshua's victories extended. It was in all probability a Phoenician or Canaanite sanctuary of Baal under the aspect of Gad or Fortune.
6. BAAL-HAMON (lord of a multitude), a place at which Solomon had a vineyard, evidently of great extent.
7. BAAL-HAZOR (village of Baal), a place where Absalom appears to have had a sheep-farm, and where Amnon was murdered.
8. MOUNT BAAL-HERMON (Lord of Hermon),
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See Mount, Mountain
and simply Baal-hermon.
This is usually considered as a distinct place from Mount Hermon; but we know that this mountain had at least three names
De 3:9
and Baal-hermon may have been a fourth in use among the Phoenician worshippers.
9. BAAL-MEON (lord of the house), one of the towns which were built by the Reubenites.
It also occurs in
and on each occasion with Nebo. In the time of Ezekiel it was Moabite, one of the cities which were the "glory of the country."
10. BAAL-PERAZIM (lord of divisions), the scene of a victory of David over the Philistines, and of a great destruction of their images.
See
where it is called MOUNT PERAZIM.
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See Mount, Mountain
See Perazim
11. BAAL-SHALISHA (lord of Shalisha), a place named only in
apparently not far from Gilgal; comp.
12. BAAL-TAMAR (lord of the palm tree), a place named only in
as near Gibeah of Benjamin. The palm tree (tamar) of Deborah,
was situated somewhere in the locality, and is possibly alluded to.
13. BAAL-ZEPHON (lord of the north), a place in Egypt near where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea.
We place Baal-zephon on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, a little below its head, which at that time was about 30 or 40 miles northward of the Present head.
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Nebo, Baal-meon (after having changed their names), and Sibmah. The cities that they rebuilt were renamed.
They traveled from Etham but turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which is outside of Baal-zephon.
(The Sidonians called Hermon Sirion, but the Amorites called it Senir.)
from Mount Halak and the ascent toward Seir, including as far as Baal-gad in the Lebanon Valley that lies at the foot of Mount Hermon. Joshua captured all of their kings, struck them down, and put them to death.
This is a list of the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelis defeated beyond the Jordan River toward the west, from Baal-gad in the Lebanon valley as far as Mount Halak, which rises in the direction of Seir. Joshua gave it to Israel, distributing it according to their tribal divisions as their inheritance,
including the territory of the Gebalites and all of Lebanon facing the east from Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath,
The border proceeded from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, then to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then the border curved toward Baalah (also known as Kiriath-jearim). The border turned west from Baalah to Mount Seir, continuing to the top of Mount Jearim on the north (also known as Chesalon), and then proceeded to Beth-shemesh, continuing through Timnah.
Also included were all the surrounding villages as far as Baalath-beer, in Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, according to its families.
She regularly took her seat under the Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the mountainous region of Ephraim, where the Israelis would approach her for decisions.
So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there. He called the place Baal-perazim, because he said, "Like a bursting flood, the LORD has jumped out in front of me to fight my enemies."
Two full years later, Absalom took some men to Baal-hazor near Ephraim to shear his sheep. He also invited all of the king's sons to come.
Elisha returned to Gilgal during a time of famine in the land. While the Guild of Prophets were having a meal with him, he instructed his attendant, "Put a large pot on the fire and boil some stew for the Guild of Prophets."
Later on, a man arrived from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God some bread as a first fruit offering. He had 20 loaves of barley and ripe ears of corn in his sack. So Elisha said, "Give them to the people so they can eat."
along with all their settlements that surrounded these cities as far as Baal this is their settlement history.
and Azaz's son Bela, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel, who lived in Aroer, near Nebo and Baal-meon.
The half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land, spread out from Bashan to Baal-hermon, including Senir and Mount Hermon.
Solomon has a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers each one is to bring 1,000 pieces of silver in exchange for its fruit.
For the LORD will stand upon Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself in the Valley of Gibeon; to carry out his work his strange deed, and to perform his task his alien task!
"Now as to the prophet, if through deceit he delivers a message, I the LORD have deceived that prophet! I'll reach out in opposition to him and exterminate him from among my people Israel.
therefore you'd better watch out! I'm going to tear open Moab's flanks, starting with its frontier cities the very glory of the nation! including Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim.