Baal-Tamar

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

A place near Gibeah. ( Judges 20:33) It might be famous for palm-trees; for so Tamar means.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Baal-Tamar . An unknown site near Bethel and Gibeah (  Judges 4:5 ).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Judges 20:33 Judges 4:5

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Judges 20:33

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Ba'al Tamar', בִּעִל תָּמָר, Place Ofpalm-Trees; Sept. Βάαλ Θαμάρ), a place neai Gibeah, in the tribe of Benjamin, where the other tribes fought with the Benjamites ( Judges 20:33). It was doubtless so called as being one of the sanctuaries or groves of Baal. See BAALIM. The palm-tree (תָּמָר ) of Deborah ( Judges 4:5) was situated somewhere in the locality, and is possibly alluded to (Stanley, Palest. p. 145). Eusebius and Jerome (Onomast. s.v. Βααλθαμάρ, Baalthamar) call it Bethamar (Βησθαμάρ, Bethamari), thus affording another instance of that interchange of Beth and Baal which is also exemplified in Baal-Shalisha and Baal-Meon. The notices seem to correspond to the present ruined site Erhah, about three miles N.E. of Jerusalem (Van de Velde, Map), on a ravine running toward Anathoth (Robinson, Researches, 2, 315 note).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bā -al -tā´mar בּעל תּמר , ba‛al tāmār  ; Βαὰλ Θαμάρ , Baál Thamár , "Baal of the palm tree"): Evidently a seat of heathen worship ( Judges 20:33 ) between Bethel and Gibeah (compare  Judges 20:18 ,  Judges 20:31 ). The place was known to Eusebius ( Onomasticon , which see), but trace of the name is now lost. Conder suggests that it may be connected with the palm tree of Deborah ( Judges 4:5 ) which was between Bethel and Ramah ( HDB , under the word).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Ba´al-Ta´mar, a place near Gibeah, in the tribe of Benjamin, where the other tribes fought with the Benjamites ( Judges 20:33).