Mount Baalah
Mount Baalah (Biblical Place • Jabneel 1 • 31.866°N, 34.747°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:11 (identified with Jabneel 1 ). It is closely linked with Baalah 2 (Biblical Place • Kiriath-jearim • 31.771°N, 34.994°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:9 , Josh 15:10 , 1 Chr 13:6 (identified with Kiriath-jearim ).
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Mount Baalah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:11 (identified with Jabneel 1 ).) Baalah 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:9 , Josh 15:10 , 1 Chr 13:6 (identified with Kiriath-jearim ).) Baalah 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:29 (identified with Beersheba ).) Mount Ebal (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 11:29 , Deut 27:4 , Deut 27:13 , Josh 8:30 , Josh 8:33 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 15:10 : "And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir , and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon , on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, ..."; Joshua 15:9 : "And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah , and went out to the cities of mount Ephron ; and the border was drawn to Baalah , which ..."; Joshua 15:11 : "And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel ; and the goings out of th...".