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Baalath
A town of the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:44). It was fortified by Solomon (1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chr. 8:6). Some have identified it with Bel’ain, in Wady Deir Balut.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
[Baal, Nos. 3,4]
In the Bible
4
Verses where Baalath is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 9:18
Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 8:6
as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses —whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
- Joshua 19:8
and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
- Joshua 19:44
Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
Scripture on Baalath
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Entries that reference Baalath
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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