Baalah

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. City in Judah on the border of Benjamin,  Joshua 15:9-11 , (called Baale of Judah in  2 Samuel 6:2 ), the same as Kirjath-Jearim ( q.v. ) and Kirjath-Baal  Joshua 15:60;  Joshua 18:14,15;  1 Chronicles 13:6 .

2. Town in the south of Judah.  Joshua 15:29 : apparently given to Simeon, and called Balah in  Joshua 19:3 , and Bilhah in  1 Chronicles 4:29 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A mountain on the north-western boundary of Judah and Dan ( Joshua 15:11 ).

Copyright Statement These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., DD Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Baalah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/baalah.html. 1897.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Baalah (the Canaanite designation) equates to Kirjath Jearim or Kirjath Baal now Kuriat el E'nab ( Joshua 15:9-10-11 ("Mount Baal"), 60); supposed by many to be Emmaus. in  2 Samuel 6:2 called BAALE of Judah;  Joshua 19:3 Balah;  1 Chronicles 4:29 BILHAH.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Joshua 15:9-11 1 Chronicles 13:6 2 Samuel 6:2 Joshua 15:60 Joshua 15:29 Joshua 19:3 1 Chronicles 4:29

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

A town in the tribe of Simeon,  Joshua 15:29;  19:3; called also Bilhah,  1 Chronicles 4:29 . The same as Kirjathjearim.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ba'alah. See Baal, 3 .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Btalah', בּעֲלָה , Mistress, Civitas), the name of two cities and of one mountain. (See Baalath).

1. (Sept. Βααλάθ v. r. Βαλά .) A city in the southern part of Judah, mentioned in connection with Beersheba and lim ( Joshua 15:29), apparently the same elsewhere called BALAH ( Joshua 19:3), also BILHAH, and assigned to Simeon ( 1 Chronicles 4:29). In the firstnamed passage it forms part of the preceding name Bizjothjah-Bnalah. (See Bizjothjah).

2. (Sept. Βααλάθ v. r. Βαάλ , but omits in 1 Chronicles) A city on the northern border of Judah ( Joshua 15:10), better known as Kirjath- Jearim (q.v.) ( Joshua 15:9;  1 Chronicles 13:6), otherwise called Baale Of Judah ( 2 Samuel 6:2). In  Joshua 15:60;  Joshua 18:14, it is called KIRJATH-BAAL. From the expression "Baalah, which is Kirjath- jearim" (comp. "Jebusi, which is Jerusalem," 18:28), it would seem as if Baalah were the earlier or Canaanite appellation of the place.

3. (Sept. Γῆ Βααλάθ v. r. Ἐπὶ Λίβα , etc.) A mountain ( הִר ) on the N.W. boundary of Judah, between Shicron and Jabneel ( Joshua 15:11), usually regarded as the same with Mount Jearim ( Joshua 15:10), from the neighboring Kirjath-baal; but erroneously (see Keil, Comment. in loc.), for the direction in the text requires a location more westerly, apparently at the modern Tell Hermes (Van de Velde, Map). (See Tribe).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bā´a - la בּעלה , ba‛ălāh  ; "possessor," "mistress"): three occurrences of this name:

(1) = Kiriath-Jearim (which see) ( Joshua 15:9 ,  Joshua 15:10;  1 Chronicles 13:6 ).

(2) A city in the Negeb of Judah ( Joshua 15:29 ). In  Joshua 19:3 Balah and in   1 Chronicles 4:29 Bilhah; perhaps also Boaloth of   Joshua 15:24 . The site is unknown; but see PEF , III, 26.

(3) Mount Baalah ( Joshua 15:11 ), a mountain ridge between Shikkeron (Ekron) and Jabnoel unless, as seems probable, the suggestion of M. Clermont-Ganneau ( Rev. Crit , 1897, 902) is correct that for הר , har ( = "mount"), we should read נהר , nāhār ("river"). In this case the border in question would be the Nahr rubı̂n . Here there is an annual feast held - attended by all classes and famous all over Syria - which appears to be a real survival of "Baal worship."

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Ba´alah, Baale-Judah, Kirjath-Baal [KIRJATH-JEARIM].

Baalah ( Joshua 15:29), Balah ( Joshua 19:3), Bilhah ( 1 Chronicles 4:29), a town in the tribe of Simeon, usually confounded with Baalath; but, as the latter was in Dan and this in Simeon, they would appear to have been distinct.