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Bamoth-baal

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Bamoth-baal was a Moabite high place where Balak took Balaam to curse Israel.

Where the story of Bamoth-baal happensBamoth-baal, and 1 place the claims reach, framed to them: Bamoth-baal, Aroer. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Bamoth-baalAroer
Bamoth-baal, and 1 place the claims reach
verses
3
first named
Numbers 21:28
last named
Joshua 13:17
feature
settlement

Description

Bamoth-baal in the text

In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

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.

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  1. Numbers2 verses

    21:2822:41

  2. Joshua1 verse

    13:17

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