Library Home>Boyd's Bible Dictionary>Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B>Baalah (#107880)

Baalah

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B By: James P. Boyd

Listen to This Article

(mistress). (1) For Kirjath-jearim (Josh. 15:9-10⁹And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: ¹⁰And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: (Joshua 15:9‑10)); Beale (2 Sam. 6:2²And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. (2 Samuel 6:2)); Kirjath-baal (Josh. 15:60; 18:14⁶⁰Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: (Joshua 15:60)
¹⁴And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. (Joshua 18:14)). (2) A town in south Judah (Josh. 15:29²⁹Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, (Joshua 15:29)). Balah (Josh. 19:3³And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, (Joshua 19:3)); and Eilheh (1 Chron. 4:29²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, (1 Chronicles 4:29)).

Click here to show subject links in the text for more information.

Previous Article

Boyd's Bible Dictionary: B

• Baalah

• Baalath-beer

• Baal-berith

• Baale of Judah

• Baal-hermon

• Baal-perazim

• Baal-shalisha

• Baal-zephon

• Babel, Tower of

• Babylonians