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Baalah in the Bible.

Baalah is a city in the Bible, about 13 km (8 miles) west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Joshua 15:9 to 1 Chronicles 13:6. The King James Version also gives the name Baalah to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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What happened at Baalah.

A city on the northern border of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:10), called also Kirjath-jearim, q.v. (15:9; 1 Chr. 13:6), now Kuriet-el-Enab, or as some think, ‘Erma.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Baalah.

David 1

Near Baalah.

All 3 verses that name this Baalah.

Joshua 2

  • Joshua 15:9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
  • Joshua 15:10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 13:6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

Other places called Baalah.

Baalah, about 76 km (48 miles) south-west of Jerusalem.

A city, named in 1 verse.

Questions about Baalah.

Where is Baalah in the Bible?

Baalah is a city about 13 km (8 miles) west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Baalah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Baalah in 3 verses, in 2 books, from Joshua 15:9 to 1 Chronicles 13:6. It also gives the name Baalah to 1 other place.

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