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Baal-hanan lord of grace. (1.) A king of Edom, son of Achbor (Gen. 36:38, 39; 1 Chr. 1:49, 50). (2.) An overSee r of “the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains” (the Shephelah) under David (1 Chr. 27:28). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Baal-Hanan BAAL-HANAN.1. A king of Edom (Gen 36:38 f., 1Ch … Continue reading “Baal-Hanan”

Baal-Hamon. Lieut Conder suggests (Tent Work, ii, 335) that this is the modern Bel’ameh; but this seems to be the site assigned to Ibleam (q.v.). SEE BEL-MEN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Baal-hamon (Hebrews Ba il Hamon’, . place of multitude; Sept. ), a place where Solomon is said to have had an extensive vineyard (Son 8:11). Rosenmller (Alterth. I, 2:281) conceives that if this Baal-hamon was the name of a place that actually existed, it may be reasonably supposed identical with Baal-gad or Heliopolis; for Hamon … Continue reading “Baal-Hamon”

Baal-gur SEE GUR-BAAL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Baal-Gur Baal-Gur, or Gur-Baal. We read in 2Ch 26:7, that ‘the Lord assisted Uzziah against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-Baal.’ It was doubtless some town of Arabia-Petra. Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature Baal-Gur See Gur-Baal Gur-Baal Fuente: Nave’s Topical … Continue reading “Baal-Gur”

BAAL-GAD A city in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon; the northernmost point, to which the wars of Joshua reached, Jos 11:17 ; 12:7; 13:5. It was perhaps the same as Baal-Hermon. Some have supposed it was Baalbek; but this lay further north. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Baal-gad (Heb. id., , lord of fortune: Sept. v. r. , once [Jos 13:5] ), a city of the Canaanites, perhaps in the valley of Lebanon, at the source of the Jordan and foot of Mount Hermon, whose kings were taken and put to death by Joshua, but the city itself remained unsubdued in his … Continue reading “Baal-Gad”

Baal-Berith is a person who, among modern Jews, acts as joint master of ceremonies along with the operator in the rite of circumcision (q.v.). He is to hold the child on his knees-while the circumciser is performing the operation. As a preparation for his duty. he must wash his whole person. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Baal Berith”

Baal, Baalim (Hebrew Bá’ál; plural, Be`alîm.) A word which belongs to the oldest stock of the Semite vocabulary and primarily means “lord”, “owner”. So in Hebrew, a man is styled baal of a house (Exodus 22:7; Judges 19:22), of a field (Job 21:39), of cattle (Exodus 21:28; Isaiah 1:3) of wealth (Eccles, v, 12), even … Continue reading “Baal, Baalim”

Baal, Baalah, Baalath BAAL, BAALAH, BAALATH.1. = Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 13:6, Jos 15:9-10). 2. Baalath-beer (Jos 19:8, 1Ch 4:33 [Baal]), a site in the Negeb. 3. A city in the S. of Judah (Jos 15:29; Jos 19:3, 1Ch 4:29). 4. Mount Baalab, between Ekron and Jabneel (Jos 15:11), possibly, as M. Clermont-Gannean has suggested, the river … Continue reading “Baal, Baalah, Baalath”

Baal- Or -Baal (Hebrews id. or , i.e. Baal), a geographical word occurring as the prefix or suffix to the names of several places in Palestine (see those following, also SEE GUR-BAAL, etc.). Gesenius has expressed his opinion (Thes. Heb. p. 225, col. a) that in these cases it has no reference to any worship … Continue reading “Baal- Or -Baal”