- BAAL-HANAN Lord of grace. (1.) A king of Edom, son of Achbor
(Genesis 36:38, 39; 1 Chronicles 1:49, 50).
(2.) An overseer of “the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains”
(the Shephelah) under David (1 Chronicles 27:28).
- BAAL-HAZOR having a courtyard, or Baal’s village, the place on the
borders of Ephraim and Benjamin where Absalom held the feast of
sheep-shearing when Amnon was assassinated (2 Samuel 13:23). Probably
it is the same with Hazor (Nehemiah 11:33), now Tell’ Asur, 5 miles
north-east of Bethel. - BAAL-HERMON Lord of Hermon. (1.) A city near Mount Hermon
inhabited by the Ephraimites (1 Chronicles 5:23). Probably identical with
Baal-gad (Joshua 11:17).
(2.) A mountain east of Lebanon (Judges 3:3). Probably it may be the same
as Mount Hermon, or one of its three peaks.
- BAALI my Lord, a title the prophet (Hos. 2:16) reproaches the Jewish
church for applying to Jehovah, instead of the more endearing title Ishi,
meaning “my husband.” - BAALIM plural of Baal; images of the God Baal (Judges 2:11; 1 Samuel
7:4). - BAALIS king of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity
(Jeremiah 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been
appointed governor over the cities of Judah. - BAAL-MEON Lord of dwelling, a town of Reuben (Numbers 32:38),
called also Beth-meon (Jeremiah 48:23) and Beth-baal-meon (Joshua
13:17). It is supposed to have been the birth-place of Elisha. It is identified
with the modern M’ain, about 3 miles south-east of Heshbon. - BAAL-PEOR Lord of the opening, a God of the Moabites (Numbers
25:3; 31:16; Joshua 22:17), worshipped by obscene rites. So called from
Mount Peor, where this worship was celebrated, the Baal of Peor. The
Israelites fell into the worship of this idol (Numbers 25:3, 5, 18;
Deuteronomy 4:3; Psalm 106:28; Hos. 9:10). - BAAL-PERAZIM Baal having rents, bursts, or destructions, the scene of
a victory gained by David over the Philistines (2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles