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3782 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baalath-beer.2

… :33, Baal)): In Josh this place is designated "Ramah of the South," i.e. of the Negeb, while in 1 Samuel 30:27 it is described as Ramoth of the Negeb. It must have been a prominent …

3784 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal-berith.2

Baal-berith - ba-al-be'-rith ba`al berith = "Baal of the Covenant"): An idol worshipped by the Shechemites after Gideon's death ( Judges 8:33 ), as protector and guardian of engagements. His temple is also referred to in Judges 9:4 .

3788 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal-gad.2

Baal-gad - ba'-al-gad ba`al gadh; Balagada, Balgad: Joshua in his conquest reached as far north as `Baal-gad in the valley' of Lebanon, under Mount Hermon ( Joshua 11 …

3792 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal-hanan.2

Baal-hanan - ba-al-ha'-nan ba`al chanan, "the Lord is gracious"):

3794 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal-hazor.2

Baal-hazor - ba-al-ha'-zor ba`al chatsor; Bailasor, Bel-la-sor): A place on the property of Absalom where his sheep-shearers were gathered, beside Ephraim ( 2 Samuel …

3796 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal-hermon.2

… :3 Baal-gad is replaced by Baal-hermon. One or the other must be due to a scribal error. The Baal-hermon of 1 Chronicles 5:23 lay somewhere East of the Jordan, near …

3797 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baali.2

… master"): Baal, a common name for all heathen gods, had in common practice been used also of Yahweh. Hosea (2:16,17) demands that Yahweh be no longer called Ba`ali …

3798 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baalim.2

Baalim - ba'-a-lim ha-be`alim: Plur. of BAAL (which see).

3800 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Baal-meon.2

… Beth-baal-meon it was given by Moses to the tribe of Reuben ( Joshua 13:17 ). Mesha names it as fortified by him (MS, L. 9). It appears in Jeremiah 48:23 as Beth-meon, one of …