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Reference: Baal Meon

Fausets

("owner of an habitation".) Reuben in occupying it along with Nebo (Nu 32:38) changed the names, probably for the idol name Baal substituting Beth Meon. Ezekiel (Eze 25:9) calls it a city on Moab's frontiers, and with Beth-jeshimoth and Kiriathaim, "the glory of the country." The reputed birthplace of Elisha. Jerome describes it as a very large village, nine miles from Heshbon. The famous Moabite stone of Dibon mentions that as Omri made Medeba a military center for opposing Moab, so Mesha occupied Baal Meon as his center for assailing Israel; "I Mesha, son of Kamos (Chemosh), fortified Baal Meon, and I besieged and took Kiriathaim and Nebo," etc.

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Num 32:38

and Nebo and Baal-meon--their names being changed--and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

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Num 32:38

and Nebo and Baal-meon--their names being changed--and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

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Ezek 25:9

therefore, behold, I am going to deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon and Kiriathaim,

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Ezek 25:9

therefore, behold, I am going to deprive the flank of Moab of its cities, of its cities which are on its frontiers, the glory of the land, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon and Kiriathaim,

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