Encyclopedia entry
Bamah
A height, a name used simply to denote a high place where the Jews worshipped idols (Ezek. 20:29). The plural is translated “high places” in Num. 22:41 and Ezek. 36:2.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(high place). Found only in (Ezekiel 20:29) applied to places of idolatrous worship.
In the Bible
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Verses where Bamah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezekiel 20:29
So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah. )
Scripture on Bamah
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Bamah references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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