Bible Location
Meaning: the idol or possession of the north; hidden; secret · 3 cross references · Modern-day map available
Baal-zephon was the site opposite Israel's camp near the sea crossing route out of Egypt. It is important because it helps locate the dramatic setting of the Exodus escape and the destruction of Pharaoh's pursuing army. First appears in Exod 14:2.1
Place meaning
the idol or possession of the north; hidden; secret
Coordinates
29.94, 32.40
First appears
Exod 14:2
AI summary: Baal-zephon matters because it is one of the fixed points in the geography of Israel's deliverance from Egypt. Exodus and Numbers use it to define the camp opposite the sea just before the decisive act of rescue. The cross references present Baal-zephon as part of the remembered landscape where bondage ended and God's saving power was revealed.1
Place meaning
the idol or possession of the north; hidden; secret
Latitude
29.94
Longitude
32.40
Bible references
3
Baal of the north, an Egyptian town on the shores of the Gulf of Suez (Ex. 14:2; Num. 33:7), over against which the children of Israel encamped before they crossed the Red Sea. It is probably to be identified with the modern Jebel Deraj or Kulalah, on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez. Baal-zapuna of the Egyptians was a place of worship. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.