The meaning of “בַּעַל גָּד”
Understanding Baʻal Gâd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Baal-gad. - § Baal-gad = "lord of fortune" - Baal-Gad, a place in Syria 1) a city noted for Baal-worship, located at the...
בַּעַל גָּד
Baal-gad. - § Baal-gad = "lord of fortune" - Baal-Gad, a place in Syria 1) a city noted for Baal-worship, located at the most northern or northwestern point to which Joshua's victories extended
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 11:17 | “Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.” Word: בַּעַל גָּד (Baʻal Gâd) | |
| Joshua 12:7 | “And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;” Word: בַּעַל גָּד (Baʻal Gâd) | |
| Joshua 13:5 | “And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal–gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.” Word: בַּעַל גָּד (Baʻal Gâd) |