Baal-hamon
baal-hamon
place of a mult-tude, a place where solomon had an extensive vineyard (cant. 8:11). it has been supposed to be identical with baal-gad, and also with hammon in the tribe of asher (josh. 19:28). others identify it with belamon, in central palestine, near dothaim.
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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 […]
- Baal-hanan
baal-hanan lord of grace. (1.) a king of edom, son of achbor (gen. 36:38, 39; 1 chr. 1:49, 50). (2.) an overseer of “the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains” (the shephelah) under david (1 chr. 27:28).
- Baal-hazor
baal-hazor having a courtyard, or baal’s village, the place on the borders of ephraim and benjamin where absalom held the feast of sheep-shearing when amnon was -ss-ssinated (2 sam. 13:23). probably it is the same with hazor (neh. 11:33), now tell’ asur, 5 miles north-east of bethel. historical examples a sheepshearing at baal-hazor gave occasion […]
- Baal-hermon
baal-hermon lord of hermon. (1.) a city near mount hermon inhabited by the ephraimites (1 chr. 5:23). probably identical with baal-gad (josh. 11:17). (2.) a mountain east of lebanon (judg. 3:3). probably it may be the same as mount hermon, or one of its three peaks.
- Baal-meon
baal-meon lord of dwelling, a town of reuben (num. 32:38), called also beth-meon (jer. 48:23) and beth-baal-meon (josh. 13:17). it is supposed to have been the birth-place of elisha. it is identified with the modern m’ain, about 3 miles south-east of heshbon.