BAANA ba'-a-na (Old Testament and Apocrypha; Baana; ba`ana' "son of oppression"): (1, 2) Two commissariat-officers in the service of Solomon (1 Kings 4:12; 4:16; the King James Version "Baanah"). (3) Father of Zadok, the builder (Nehemiah 3:4). (4) A leader who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:8). Compare Bannah (Ezra 2:2; Nehem

BAALSAMUS ba-al'-sa-mus Baalsamos; (the King James Version Balasamus): B. stood at the right side of Ezra, when the law was read to the people (1 Esdras 9:43). Compare Maaseiah (Nehemiah 8:7). the Valley of Rephaim where David obtained a signal victory over the Philistines; it was higher than Jerusalem for David asked, "Shall I go up against the P

BAALIS ba'-a-lis ba`lic, perhaps for Baalim, "gods"; Septuagint Beleisa, Belisa, [Baalis]; Ant, X, ix, 3, Baalimos: King of the children of Ammon, the instigator of the murder of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 40:14). Compare Ant, X, ix, 3. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entr

BAALIM ba'-a-lim ha-be`alim: Plur. of BAAL (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAALIM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BAALI ba'-a-li ba`ali, ("my master"): Baal, a common name for all heathen gods, had in common practice been used also of Yahweh. Hosea (Hosea 2:16,17) demands that Yahweh be no longer called Ba`ali ("my Baal" = "my lord") but 'Ishi ("my husband"), and we find that later the Israelites abandoned the use of Ba`al for Yahweh. Copyright Statement Thes

BAALE-JUDAH ba'-al-e-joo'-da. See KIRIATH-JEARIM. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAALE-JUDAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BAALBEK bal'-bek, bal-bek'. See AVEN; ON. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAALBEK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BAALATH-BEER ba'-a-lath-be'-er ba`alath be'er "lady (mistress) of the well"; (Joshua 19:8 (in 1 Chronicles 4:33, Baal)): In Jos 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 hill (ramah = "height") in the far south of the Negeb and nea

BAALATH ba'-a-lath ba`alath; (A, Baalon): between Shikkeron (Ekron) and Jabnoel unless, as seems probable, the suggestion of M. Clermont-Ganneau (Rev. Crit, 1897, 902) is correct that for har ( = "mount"), we should read nahar ("river"). In this case the border in question would be the Nahr rubin. Here there is an annual feast held--attended by al

BAAL-ZEPHON ba-al-ze'-fon ba`al tsephon; Beelsepphon; (Exodus 14:2,9; Numbers 33:7): The name means "Lord of the North," and the place was opposite the Hebrew camp, which was between Migdol and the sea. It may have been the shrine of a Semitic deity, but the position is unknown (see EXODUS). Goodwin (see Brugsch, Hist. Egt., II, 363) found the nam

BAALAH ba'-a-la ba`alah; ("possessor," "mistress "): Three occurrences of this name: (1) = \KIRIATH-JEARIM\ (which see) (Joshua 15:9,10; 1 Chronicles 13:6). (2) A city in the Negeb of Judah (Joshua 15:29). In Joshua 19:3 Balah and in 1 Chronicles 4:29 Bilhah; perhaps also Boaloth of Joshua 15:24. The site is unknown; but see PEF, III, 26. (3) M

BAAL-TAMAR ba-al-ta'-mar ba`al tamar; Baal Thamar, ("Baal of the palm tree"): Evidently a seat of heathen worship (Judges 20:33) between Bethel and Gibeah (compare Judges 20:18,31). The place was known to Eusebius (Onomasticon, which see), but trace of the name is now lost. Conder suggests that it may be connected with the palm tree of Deborah (Ju

BAAL-SHALISHAH ba-al-shal'-i-sha, ba-al-shale-'sha ba`al shalishah; Baithsarisa: Whence a man came to Gilgal with first-fruits (2 Kings 4:42) was probably not far from the latter place. According to the Talmud (Sanh. 12a) the fruits of the earth nowhere ripened so quickly. It is called by Eusebius Baithsarith (Jerome "Bethsalisa"), and located 15

BAAL-PERAZIM ba-al-pe-ra'-zim, ba-al-per'-azim ba`al peratsim; Baal'pharasein, ("the lord of breakings through"): The spot in or near the Valley of Rephaim where David obtained a signal victory over the Philistines; it was higher than Jerusalem for David asked, "Shall I go up against the Philis?" (2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 14:11). The exact site

BAAL-PEOR ba-al-pe'-or. See BAAL (1). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAAL-PEOR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BAAL-HERMON ba'-al-hur'-mon ba`al chermon; Baal Ermon: Baalgad under Mount Hermon is described as "toward the sunrising" in Joshua 13:5. If Mount Lebanon proper is here intended the reading may be taken as correct. But in Judges 3:3 Baal-gad is replaced by Baal-hermon. One or the other must be due to a scribal error. The Baal-hermon of 1 Chronicle

BAAL-MEON ba'-al-me'-on ba`al me`on; Beelmeon: A town built by the children of Reuben along with Nebo, "their names being changed" (Numbers 32:38), identical with Beon of Numbers 32:3. As 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-m

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 13:23). The sheep-shearing was evidently the occasion of a festival which was attended by Absalom's brethren. Here he compassed the death of Amnon in revenge for the outrage upon his sist

BAAL-HANAN ba-al-ha'-nan ba`al chanan, ("the Lord is gracious"): (1) A king of Edom (Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49f). (2) A gardener in the service of David (1 Chronicles 27:28). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAAL-HANAN'". "International Standard B

BAAL-HAMON ba-al-ha'-mon. See BAAL (1). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAAL-HAMON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.