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Baal-gad
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Lord of fortune, or troop of Baal, a Canaanite city in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Hermon, hence called Baal-hermon (Judge. 3:3; 1 Chr. 5:23), near the source of the Jordan (Josh. 13:5; 11:17; 12:7). It was the most northern point to which Joshua’s conquests extended. It probably derived its name from the worship of Baal. Its modern representative is Banias. Some have supposed it to be the same as Baalbec.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
BA'AL-GAD (troop of Baal), the northern limit of Joshua's conquests, Temple of the Sun. (From Photographs.) Josh 11:17; Acts 12:7; Josh 13:5; probably the modern Banias (Caesarea-Philippi, Matt 16:13), though some suppose it to be the famous Baalbec.
Scripture references
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
idol of fortune or felicity
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
BA'AL-GAD (troop of Baal), the northern limit of Joshua's conquests, Temple of the Sun. (From Photographs.) Josh 11:17; Acts 12:7; Josh 13:5; probably the modern Banias (Caesarea-Philippi, Matt 16:13), though some suppose it to be the famous Baalbec.