Baal-gad
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baal Gad |
| Most likely | another name for Baal-hermon (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 33.400° N, 35.850° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 11:17 |
Baal-gad is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Baal-hermon (low confidence; 5 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Baal-hermon | low (24%) | 33.400° N, 35.850° E |
| Tell Haush | low (20%) | 33.468° N, 35.747° E |
| Banias | low (18%) | 33.246° N, 35.693° E |
| Hasbaya | very low (10%) | 33.383° N, 35.683° E |
| Baalbek | very low (2%) | 34.008° N, 36.204° E |
| Ain Jedeideh | very low (-1%) | 33.366° N, 35.587° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 11:17Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
- Joshua 12:7And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
- Joshua 13:5And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal–gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.