Bible Location
Meaning: a rejoicing; our proud lord · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Baalath was a Danite town later fortified by Solomon. It is important because it moved from tribal settlement into the infrastructure of royal building. First appears in 1 Kgs 9:18.1
AI summary: Baalath matters because the monarchy repurposed inherited towns for larger strategic aims. Kings and Chronicles remember it as one of the places Solomon strengthened, showing how the royal state shaped older local geography. The cross references present Baalath as a Danite town incorporated into royal fortification.1
A town of the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:44). It was fortified by Solomon (1 Kings 9:18; 2 Chr. 8:6). Some have identified it with Bel’ain, in Wady Deir Balut. 3
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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.