Valley of Lebanon
The Valley of Lebanon, a valley in the Promised Land conquered by Joshua.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 11:17; only referred to as Lebanon Valley (לְבָנוֹן בִּקְעָה).
Location
- Identified as
- Beqaa Valley
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (96% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 34.009° N, 36.145° E
Alternative names
- לְבָנוֹן+H1237I«H1237=בִּקְעָהValley of Lebanon
Mentions
- …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.
- 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