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Baal-gad

Ancient site; 6 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tell Haush.

Placesettlement3 verseslocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Tell Haush · telOpen in OpenStreetMap

Tell Haush199
33.4679, 35.7475tel
Banias182
33.2461, 35.6933distance
Mount Hermon137
33.4000, 35.8500terrain
Hasbaya99
33.3833, 35.6833settlement
Baalbek15
34.0076, 36.2044visible
Ain Jedeideh-8
33.3664, 35.5875distance

Name variants

Baal-gad (18)
Baal Gad (12)

References

Joshua 11:17
Joshua 12:7
Joshua 13:5

Topical references

A city of the Canaanites — Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7; Joshua 13:5
Probably identical with BAAL-HERMON — Judges 3:3; 1 Chronicles 5:23

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.