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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with all the villages that were round about these cities unto Baalathbeer, which is Ramath of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
with all the villages that were round about these cities unto Baalathbeer, which is Ramath of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
with all the villages that were round about these cities unto Baalathbeer, which is Ramath of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
with all the villages that were round about these cities unto Baalathbeer, which is Ramath of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogy.
and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogy.
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),
See Mount
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.
See Mount
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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and Nebo and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Shibmah and gave other names unto the cities which they built.
And they removed from Etham and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baalzephon, and they pitched before Migdol.
(which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion and the Amorites call it Shenir) and
Even from Mount Halak that goes up unto Seir unto Baalgad in the plains of Lebanon at the roots of Mount Hermon; likewise he took all their kings and smote them and slew them.
And these are the kings of the land which Joshua and the sons of Israel smote on this side of the Jordan on the west from Baalgad in the plains of Lebanon even unto Mount Halak that goes up to Seir, which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions,
and the land of the Giblites and all Lebanon toward the sunrising, from Baalgad at the root of Mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
and this border comes around from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah and goes out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border goes around to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim. After this, the border turns from Baalah westward unto Mount Seir and passes to the side of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and descends to Bethshemesh and passes on to Timnah.
with all the villages that were round about these cities unto Baalathbeer, which is Ramath of the Negev. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
This Deborah dwelt under a palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim, and the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment.
And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there and said, The LORD has broken forth upon my enemies before me as the breach of waters. Therefore, he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
And it came to pass after two full years that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
And Elisha returned to Gilgal. Then there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, so he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot and make pottage for the sons of the prophets.
Then a man came from Baalshalisha, who brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of wheat in the head. And he said, Give unto the people that they may eat.
and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogy.
And Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, dwelt in Aroer, even until Nebo and Baalmeon.
And the sons of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land; they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir and unto Mount Hermon.
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; for its fruit each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
For the LORD shall rise up as in Mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
And the prophet when he is deceived and speaks a word, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from among my people Israel.
therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the desirable lands of Bethjeshimoth and Baalmeon and Kiriathaim,