Bamoth-baal
Bamoth-baal was a Moabite high place where Balak took Balaam to curse Israel.
PlaceOld Testament2 books3 verses
Summary
A location near Pisgah first mentioned at Numbers 22:41; referred to as Bamoth-baal or Bamoth/-baal (בַּעַל בָּמוֹת) or "heights" (בַּעֲלֵי בָּמוֹת).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.732° N, 35.741° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- בָּמוֹת+H1168I«H1168a=בַּעַלBamoth-baal
- בַּעֲלֵי בָּמוֹתBaal-bamoth
Mentions
- Numbers 21:28בַּעֲלֵי בָּמוֹת · Baal-bamothFor a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s heights.
- Numbers 22:41בָּמוֹת+H1168I«H1168a=בַּעַל · Bamoth-baalThe next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
- Joshua 13:17בָּמוֹת+H1168I«H1168a=בַּעַל · Bamoth-baal…to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,