Baalath

Baalath is the name of either one or two towns in the Hebrew Bible.For the existence of one or two Balaaths, see {{cite book|author1=Walter A. Elwell|author2=Philip Wesley Comfort|title=Tyndale Bible Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWkoFOvbWW4C&pg=PA135|year=2001|publisher=Tyndale House Publishers|isbn=978-0-8423-7089-9|page=135}} Its name is the female form of Baal.{{cite book|editor1=Karel van der Toorn|editor2=Bob Becking|editor3=Pieter Willem van der Horst|title=Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yCkRz5pfxz0C&pg=PA140|edition=2d, "extensively revised."|year=1999|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|isbn=978-0-8028-2491-2|page=140}}

Joshua 19:44 lists Baalath among Danite towns in the territory of the tribe of Dan. According to 1 Kings 9:17-19, Solomon either built or rebuilt several cities, including one named Baalath.

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Externals

  • [http://bible.cc/joshua/19-44.htm Joshua 19:44]
  • [http://bible.cc/1_kings/9-18.htm 1 Kings 9:18]
  • [http://bible.cc/2_chronicles/8-6.htm 2 Chronicles 8:6]

Category:Hebrew Bible cities

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