Baal-gad

Baal-gad

A place in ancient Israel, Baal-Gad was a Canaanite town in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon, near the source of Jordan River. (Josh. 13:5; 11:17; 12:7) It was the most northern point to which Joshua's conquests extended. It probably derived its name from the worship of Baal. Its exact location is uncertain, but it is generally considered to be Hasbaiya in Wadi et-Teim or a site nearby.

Easton's suggests that its modern representative is Banias. Some have supposed it to be the same as Baalbec.

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  • BAAL-GAD — (Heb. בַּעַל גָּד), biblical locality below Mount Hermon that was apparently sacred to gad , the god of fortune. Perhaps the name of the locale means Baal is fortune. Baal Gad is described as the northernmost point conquered by Joshua (Josh.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Baal-Gad — (a. Geogr.), Ort auf der WSeite des Hermon, im Lande Hamath auf der Grenze Palästinas …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Baal-gad — BAAL GAD, soll eine Gottheit der Syrer gewesen seyn, und vermuthlich die Sonne oder das Glück vorgestellet haben, wovon denn eine Stadt am Berge Hermon den Namen erhalten hat. Calm. bibl. Wörterb. 458 S. Es läßt sich aber nicht mit Zuverläßigkeit …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • BAAL-GAD — nomen montis sub monte Hermon. Ios. c. 11. v. 17. Latine dominus exercitûs …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Baal-gad —    Lord of fortune, or troop of Baal, a Canaanite city in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon, hence called Baal hermon (Judge. 3:3; 1 Chr. 5:23), near the source of the Jordan (Josh. 13:5; 11:17; 12:7). It was the most northern point to… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Baal-gad — noun A city noted for Baal worship, located at the most northern or northwestern point to which Joshuas victories extended …   Wiktionary

  • Baal [1] — Baal (babyl. Bel), 1) in der phönicischen Mythologie der oberste Gott, während Baaltis od. Astarte die oberste Göttin war. B. ist die Sonne, u. als solche die durch Licht u. Wärme die Natur beherrschende Macht; bei den Sabäern der Planet Jupiter; …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • GAD — (Heb. גָּד, fortune cf. Gen. 30:11), a deity of fortune, equivalent in function and meaning to the Greek Tyché and Latin Fortuna. In Isaiah 65:11 Gad is mentioned together with Meni as the beneficiary of a food offering: Who prepare a table for… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Baal (Gott) — Baal (hebr. בעל / Ba‘al, akkad. Bēlu(m), Bēl, ugarit., phöniz. pun. und amurr. Ba‘lu(m), Bal, samaritan. Bāl, aram. Be‘lu, ab der 19. Dynastie ägypt. B‘r, griech. Βηλος, in der LXX und bei Josephus Βααλ, lat. Belus, bei Hieronymus Baal, arab.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Baal (Gottheit) — Baal (hebr. בעל / Ba‘al, akkad. Bēlu(m), Bēl, ugarit., phöniz. pun. und amurr. Ba‘lu(m), Bal, samaritan. Bāl, aram. Be‘lu, ab der 19. Dynastie ägypt. B‘r, griech. Βηλος, in der Septuaginta und bei Josephus Βααλ, lat. Belus, bei Hieronymus Baal,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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