Mount Baalah
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| Type | hill and mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baalah |
| Most likely | Mughar (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.841° N, 34.786° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 15:11 |
Mount Baalah is a hill and mountain named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Mughar (medium confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mughar | medium (66%) | 31.841° N, 34.786° E |
| another name for Mount Jearim | very low (8%) | 31.781° N, 35.051° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
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.