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Baalath-beer

Baalath-beer (Bealoth, Baal, or Ramoth) was a town in the Negev, allotted to Simeon.

The name Baalath-beer means “subjected pit”

PlaceOld Testament4 books5 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Joshua 19:8; referred to as Baalath-beer (בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר), Bealoth (בְּעָלוֹת), Baal (בַּ֫עַל), or Ramoth (רָמוֹת).

Location

Certainty
Uncertain (17% of scholarship) · 7 other possible locations
Coordinates
30.991° N, 34.911° E
Baalath-beer
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Glossary entries

Baalath-beer Bealoth Baal (Place) Ramoth (Place)

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Joshua 15:24בְּעָלוֹת · Bealoth
    Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
  2. Joshua 19:8בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר · Baalath-beer
    …and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
  3. 1 Samuel 30:27רָמוֹת · Ramoth
    He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
  4. 1 Kings 4:16בְּעָלוֹת · Bealoth
    Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:33בַּ֫עַל · Baal
    …and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record: