Lexical Definition

‎בַּעֲלָת‎ Baʻălâth (bah-al-awth') Baalath ^N:N--L
a modification of ‎בַּעֲלָה‎; mistressship

Baalath.

• § Baalath = "mistress"
• Baalath, a place in Palestine

1) a town in Dan

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בַּעֲלָת‎ proper name, of a location Josh 19:44; 1Kgs 9:18; 2Chr 8:6, a city of Dan, possibly Bel`aîn Survey^{ii. 296}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Baalath_2 • Town fortified by Solomon, possibly in the Lebanon region.

Baalath was a town fortified by Solomon, possibly located in the Lebanon region. (1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chronicles 8:6)

• A location near Baalath בַּעֲלָת first mentioned at 1Ki.9.18;
• only referred to as Baalath בַּעֲלָת.
  

Baalath is mentioned in 1 Kings 9:18 and 2 Chronicles 8:6 as one of the towns that King Solomon built and fortified during his reign. The passages state that Solomon built Baalath along with Tadmor in the wilderness and other store cities in Hamath. The exact location of this Baalath is not specified, but based on its association with Tadmor (Palmyra) and Hamath, it was likely situated in the region of Lebanon or Syria. These fortified cities were probably constructed to secure trade routes and establish Solomon's control over the region.

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