Baal-gad
Baal-gad (Biblical Place • Mount Hermon • 33.416°N, 35.857°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 11:17 , Josh 12:7 , Josh 13:5 (identified with Mount Hermon ). It is closely linked with Baal (Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel ): Baal is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 )
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Baal (Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel ): Baal is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 ) (mentioned in Genesis 36 , Exodus 14 , Numbers 22 ) Gad (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Gad is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:11 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 ) (mentioned in Genesis 30 , Genesis 35 , Genesis 46 ) Merib-baal (Generation 32 • Child of Jonathan ): ( 1 Chronicles 9:40 ) Called Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 4 and 2 Samuel 9 (mentioned in 2 Samuel 4 , 2 Samuel 9 , 1 Chronicles 9 ) Eshbaal (Generation 31 • Child of Saul ): Eshbaal is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Saul . ( 1 Chronicles 9:39 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Baal-gad (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 11:17 , Josh 12:7 , Josh 13:5 (identified with Mount Hermon ).) Baal (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:33 (identified with Baalath-beer ).) Baal-hamon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Sng 8:11 (identified with Mount Hermon ).) Baal-meon (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 32:38 , 1 Chr 5:8 , Ezek 25:9 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 13:5 : "And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon , toward the sunrising, from Baal –gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath ."; Joshua 11:17 : "Even 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."; Joshua 12:7 : "And 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 Hal...". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 5 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 5 (26 verses)), Numbers 32 ( Numbers • Chapter 32 (42 verses)), Joshua 13 ( Joshua • Chapter 13 (33 verses)).