Bamoth-baal was a Moabite high place where Balak took Balaam to curse Israel.
Also known as Bamoth Baal · high places of Baal · Baal-bamoth · heights · citizens of heights of · lords of the high places
Bamoth-baal, meaning "high places of Baal," was a Moabite place of worship mentioned in Numbers 22:41. It was one of the locations where Balak, the king of Moab, took the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites as they were passing through the region. From Bamoth-baal, Balaam could see a portion of the Israelite camp. The place was likely situated on an elevated location, as its name suggests, and was associated with the worship of the Canaanite deity Baal. In Joshua 13:17, Bamoth-baal is listed as one of the towns allotted to the tribe of Reuben in the territory east of the Jordan River. Numbers 21:28 also mentions Bamoth-baal in the context of the Amorite conquest of Moab before the Israelites arrived in the area.
Approximate location: 31.765, 35.719 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
Heights of Baal, a place on the river Arnon, or in the plains through which it flows, east of Jordan (Josh. 13:17; comp. Num. 21:28). It has been supposed to be the same place as Bamoth.
BA'MOTH-BA'AL (heights of Baal), a place in Moab given to Reuben, Josh 13:17. Conder suggests el Masiubiyeh, 5 miles south of Nebo.
BA'MOTH-BA'AL (heights of Baal), a place in Moab given to Reuben, Josh 13:17. Conder suggests el Masiubiyeh, 5 miles south of Nebo.
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3 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1120
For a fire went out from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnonʼs heights.
The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
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