Baal-gad
baal-gad
lord of fortune, or troop of baal, a canaanite city in the valley of lebanon at the foot of hermon, hence called baal-hermon (judge. 3:3; 1 chr. 5:23), near the source of the jordan (josh. 13:5; 11:17; 12:7). it was the most northern point to which joshua’s conquests extended. it probably derived its name from the worship of baal. its modern representative is banias. some have supposed it to be the same as baalbec.
historical examples
here, in all probability, was baal-gad, where the canaanites paid their reverence to the waters that spring from underground.
out-of-doors in the holy land henry van dyk-
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