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Aloth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Solomon’s ninth commissary district (1 Kings 4:16¹⁶Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: (1 Kings 4:16)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place or district of Asher; perhaps the same as some unknown place called “Baaloth,” which the LXX reads here, and the Vulgate. “Baloth” (1 Kings 4:16¹⁶Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: (1 Kings 4:16)). The AV (KJV) treats the B as a prefix, the RV has “Bealoth.”

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the heights: mistresses