Valley of Lebanon
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| Type | valley |
|---|---|
| Also called | valley of Lebanon, Lebanon Valley |
| Most likely | Beqaa Valley (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 34.009° N, 36.145° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 11:17 |
Valley of Lebanon is a valley named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Beqaa Valley (high 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beqaa Valley | high (96%) | 34.009° N, 36.145° E |
| upper Huleh Valley | very low (7%) | 33.249° N, 35.652° 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
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.